Life-Span Design of Residential Environments for an Aging Population

Table of Contents

• Acknowledgements
• About the Authors
• Executive Summary

 

INTRODUCTION

• Technology in Service to the Aging Individual: Moving the Agenda Forward
       Elliot J. Stern

 

ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN

• Overview: Plenary Roundtable I: Architecture and Design
• Design Principles and Research Issues in Housing for the Elderly
       Victor Regnier
• The Quest for Privacy in the Design of Living Environments for the Aging
       Barbara L. Geddis

 

HIGH-TECH APPLICATIONS

• Overview: Plenary Roundtable II: High-Tech Applications
• ProsthesisWare: Personal Computer Support for Independent Living
       Douglas L. Chute and Margaret E. Bliss
• High-Tech Home Care: Electronic Devices with Implications for the Design of Living Environments
       Leigh M. Stewart and Stephen B. Kaufinan

 

LOW-TECH APPLICATIONS AND RETROFIT

• Overview: Plenary Roundtable III: Low-Tech Applications and Retrofit
• Enhancing the Home Safety of the Elderly: Technological and Design Interventions
       Sara J. Czaja
• Sensory and Perceptual Considerations in Designing Environments for the Elderly
       James L. Fozard, Frank Schieber, Sandra Gordon-Salant, and James M. Weiffenbach
• Design and the Problems of Aging
       David Levy and Clark Malcolm

 

SENIOR HOUSING

• Ten Kerselaere: A Contemporary Approach to Geriatric Care in Belgium
       Franz Baro and R. Dom
• Marriott Corporation's Kit of Parts Approach to Seniors Design
       William K. Glass
• Synergenial Design/An Alternate Solution of Design
       Earl Swensson

 

 

 

Reprinted with permission from AARP