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A g ing people and people who Brief
r equir e suppor t
Design has a massive impact on emotions and plays
into societal views we all have. This is why it is important
for this project to understand the context of the design
and how it not only addresses user problems but that
the design itself makes people feel good not only when
they see the product but also when they use it. Inital research
A gesim A geing
While aging people start to experience the People age at di erent rates and experience
e ects of agism, this is when people are di erent things while aging. Some people can
discriminated against because of their experience the e ects of aging younger than
age and usually led to people pigeonholing others and some older than others, this is down
older people with ageist stereotypes. to several factors like lifestyle, where you live, Scoping and User Reseach
what you work at and your genetic makeup.
This can a ect their mental health, leading
to it e ecting their physical health, and may This is an important factor to understand and
cause them to be closed o or wedged out for people to not limit people to ageist
of society further isolating them. Ageist stereotypes as this can lead to older people
stereotypes also have the use of certain being marginalized within society and not
products and inability attached to them looking for or being provided with the
which may make older people insecure. support they need. Design proposal
