Checklists Application Accessibility and Usability for Redesign of Site Accessible for the Elderly users

• Main Authors: Anne Lesinhovski, Márcia Barros de Sales, Marilia A. Amaral
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2015-05-01
• Series: Kairós Gerontologia
• Subjects: Idosos; Redesign; Acessibilidade; Usabilidade.
• Online Access: http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/kairos/article/view/23461

<p>This paper presents the evaluation of the accessibility and usability of four sites with information and services for the elderly user. With the results, the site with the lowest score was selected and underwent a process of Redesign in order to improve their accessibility. In this study the methodology used the ergonomic approach and the use of Design in phases. For this, adopted action research, which stands out for its characteristic of knowing and acting, and then study the results. Participated in this study 21 elderly users voluntarily reviewed the four selected sites, helped in some stages of prototype development and its assessment of accessibility. Among the results, after the Redesign process of prototype and evaluation, it became clear that there was a gain in accessibility and usability over the original version of the site. Fact verified through the application of two Checklists, specific to review sites and for its assessment of accessibility and usability held with the participants of the study elderly.</p> <h2><em>Keywords: </em><em>Elderly; Redesign; Accessibility; Usability.</em></h2>