Information service about elderly people in the Web Guillermo Spottorno Giner International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility. Madrid 2009 Panel: " Supporting older Web users in Spain " http:// www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Portal Mayores Portal Mayores is a Web Site about older persons specialized in Geriatrics and Gerontology Is the result of a collaboration agreement between the IMSERSO (Institute of Older Persons and Social Services) and the CSIC (Spanish Scientific Research Council) Free access Targeted to: - Academic and scientific world - Social services professionals - Society http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Portal Mayores is a Web Site about older persons specialized in Geriatrics and Gerontology

Is the result of a collaboration agreement between the IMSERSO (Institute of Older Persons and Social Services) and the CSIC (Spanish Scientific Research Council)

Free access

Targeted to:

- Academic and scientific world

- Social services professionals

- Society

Main objectives Create a virtual information service, where information and documentation concerning the elderly are collected, organized and published Create thematic content Knowledge transfer Innovation in Technologies of the Information Society Standards for Accessibility, Usability and Web Standards http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Create a virtual information service, where information and documentation concerning the elderly are collected, organized and published

Create thematic content

Knowledge transfer

Innovation in Technologies of the Information Society

Standards for Accessibility, Usability and Web Standards

Contents Documentation Legislation Statistics Research Health Social resources - Nursing homes - Day care centres - In-home service - Tele alarm - Programs International Agenda and courses Links Sections Areas Ageing Dependency http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Documentation

Legislation

Statistics

Research

Health

Social resources

- Nursing homes

- Day care centres

- In-home service

- Tele alarm

- Programs

International

Agenda and courses

Links

Areas

Ageing

Dependency

Contents Specific content Portal Mayores’ Bulletin Information of your own autonomous region Social resources map - sigMayores - Google Earth Podcast Help http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Specific content

Portal Mayores’ Bulletin

Information of your own autonomous region

Social resources map - sigMayores - Google Earth

Podcast

Help

http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Special interest for elderly people “ Portal Mayores specials” like: intergenerational relationship, Alzheimer, Parkinson, nutrition, depression, elder abuse, loneliness or sexuality. Holiday programs and social tourism: Imserso vacations, spas, etc. Memory workshops Dependency area http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

“ Portal Mayores specials” like: intergenerational relationship, Alzheimer, Parkinson, nutrition, depression, elder abuse, loneliness or sexuality.

Holiday programs and social tourism: Imserso vacations, spas, etc.

Memory workshops

Dependency area

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No information on main page

Images

No accessibility

No usability

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4 columns

No accessibility

No usability

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Usability

Accessibility

Key Tips for Making Your Website Senior Friendly Break information into short sections. Give instructions clearly and number each step. Minimize the use of jargon and technical terms. Use single mouse clicks. Allow additional space around clickable targets. Use 12- or 14-point type size, and make it easy for users to enlarge text. Use high-contrast color combinations, such as black type against a white background. Provide a speech function to hear text read aloud. Provide text-only versions of multimedia content. Minimize scrolling. Choose a search engine that uses keywords and doesn’t require special characters or knowledge of Boolean terms. * Source: National Institute on Aging http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Break information into short sections.

Give instructions clearly and number each step.

Minimize the use of jargon and technical terms.

Use single mouse clicks.

Allow additional space around clickable targets.

Use 12- or 14-point type size, and make it easy for users to enlarge text.

Use high-contrast color combinations, such as black type against a white background.

Provide a speech function to hear text read aloud.

Provide text-only versions of multimedia content.

Minimize scrolling.

Choose a search engine that uses keywords and doesn’t require special characters or knowledge of Boolean terms.

* Source: National Institute on Aging

Web accessibility and usability Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging. Audition, vision and mobility problems Difficulties on lecture or comprehension Difficulties in using the mouse and / or keyboard Difficulties in connectivity, text browsers, small screens, slow connection, etc… Usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process. http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can use the Web. More specifically, Web accessibility means that people with disabilities can perceive, understand, navigate, and interact with the Web, and that they can contribute to the Web. Web accessibility also benefits others, including older people with changing abilities due to aging.

Audition, vision and mobility problems

Difficulties on lecture or comprehension

Difficulties in using the mouse and / or keyboard

Difficulties in connectivity, text browsers, small screens, slow connection, etc…

Usability refers to how well users can learn and use a product to achieve their goals and how satisfied they are with that process.

Web accessibility strategies In Portal Mayores we follow the guidelines WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) recommended by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). Some of theme are: Use of style sheets (CSS) ‘ Div’ design. No tables for design structure Alternative text for images (alt) Title content structure (H1, H2, etc) Color contrast Keyboard Shortcuts Tab index Invisible links for blind people ‘ Hreflang’ http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

In Portal Mayores we follow the guidelines WAI (Web Accessibility Initiative) recommended by the W3C (World Wide Web Consortium). Some of theme are:

Use of style sheets (CSS)

‘ Div’ design. No tables for design structure

Alternative text for images (alt)

Title content structure (H1, H2, etc)

Color contrast

Keyboard Shortcuts

Tab index

Invisible links for blind people

‘ Hreflang’

Portal Mayores Web Accessibility Test Prize 2006 to the More Accessible Public Site http:// www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Search Engine Optimization (SEO) Strategies for Search engine optimization (SEO) are applied in Portal Mayores : Title keywords Page keywords Metatags Register in search engines Sites External links marketing Accessibility and usability Landing Pages Web 2.0 High Page Rank de (7) http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Strategies for Search engine optimization (SEO) are applied in Portal Mayores :

Title keywords

Page keywords

Metatags

Register in search engines Sites

External links marketing

Accessibility and usability

Landing Pages

Web 2.0

High Page Rank de (7)

Logs/Statistics http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

Contact Equipo Portal Mayores Centro de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales (CCHS) C/ Albasanz 26, 28037 Madrid Teléfono: 916 022 391 / 92 Fax: 916 022 971 E-mail: portalmayores@cchs.csic.es Equipo Observatorio de Personas Mayores del IMSERSO Subdirección General de Planificación, Ordenación y Evaluación Avda. de la Ilustración s/n, 28029 Madrid Teléfono: 913 638 523 Fax: 913 638 942 http://www.imsersomayores.csic.es

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