Web Browsing Requirements of Older Adults

Abstract

This paper presents a study aimed at understanding issues related to older persons' interaction with web browser. The study is a questionnaire-based study that focused on web browser use in general, functions used and assistive features requested. The results revealed that page search was considered the most important function, undesired content was the biggest problem, and stopping pop-up windows was the most requested assistive feature. The results can inform design of ageing-friendly web browser.