Community response grids for older adults: Motivations, usability, and sociability

TitleCommunity response grids for older adults: Motivations, usability, and sociability
Publication TypeJournal Articles
Year of Publication2007
AuthorsWu PF, Preece J, Shneiderman B, Jaeger PT, Qu Y
JournalProceedings of the 13th Americas Conference on Information Systems
Date Published2007///
Abstract

This paper discusses the motivation for a Community Response Grid (CRG) to helpolder adults improve their capability for coping with emergency situations. We define
and discuss the concept of a CRG, briefly review the limits of current emergency
response systems, and identify usability and sociability guidelines for CRGs for older
adults based on existing research. The paper ends with a call to action and suggestions
for future research directions.