Mobility Devices, Canes, & Walking Aids: Older Adult Perspectives
The Impact Theme series: Longevity Explorers Discuss.
Getting around seems straightforward. Until you can't! Listen to a variety of Longevity Explorer discussions relating to products that can help with walking — including various mobility devices like canes and walkers and scooters.
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Transportation & Mobility Tech
Being free to get from one place to another when you want is a very important ingredient of an independent life. But it becomes harder as you get older — and either can't (or don't want to) drive anymore, or can't walk as far as you used to. We are exploring solutions to these challenges. This is our Topic Hub for coverage of things related to getting around and mobility tech.
About the Impact Theme Series
Our Longevity Explorers (hundreds of older adults with ages ranging from 60-95 years old) meet regularly to discuss topics at the intersection of aging and technology.
Among the many topics we discuss in these meetings, we have been exploring some specific themes which we think are going to be very important for older adults in the future, and which in our opinion are ripe for innovation. These make up our Impact Themes, and Mobility Devices, Canes, & Walking Aids is one of these themes.
In these discussions:
- We share how we do things today;
- We explore and critique existing products;
- We talk about challenges we have that we wish products could solve; and
- We dream up product concepts we wish someone like you would develop.
If you are developing products or services for older adults in the category of Mobility Devices, Canes, & Walking Aids, listen to the Longevity Explorer discussions on this page to get insights about how to develop better products and services for older adults.
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