Many people aging with sensory and mobility disabilities experience challenges performing everyday activities and require assistance from others, such as friends, family, and paid service providers. However, these individuals may also be caregivers themselves. A new TechSAge article in Generations Now, a blog from the American Society on Aging, explores the experience of caregiving while aging with a disability. Highlighting findings from the Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies (ACCESS) study, the article discusses the unique challenges these individuals may face, from difficulties with communication to noticing alerts. Learn more about high and low-tech solutions to support people aging with disability with caregiving tasks and ease their demands. Read the blog by Mina Raj, Elena Remillard, and Wendy Rogers.  

Yan Tian is graduate student in Human Computer Interaction at Georgia Tech. As a research assistant on the TechSAge Telewellness Technologies project, Yan has been actively involved in analyzing quantitative and qualitative data from the Tele Tai Chi clinical trial for older adults with mobility disabilities. Her work has primarily focused on user experience of participants in the Zoom-based exercise program. Yan’s research interests are at the intersection of Human Computer Interaction and User Experience for people with disabilities. Fun fact: Yan used her personal fitness tracking data to create a custom workout routine that incorporates data science to optimize her workout results.