ABSTRACT
We €rst identify the older population to set the context for the discussion on their community participation, connectivity, and mobile device usage. We then provide the theoreticalbackground to frame our chapter and orient the reader to understand the complexity of the relationship between older persons and their desires and needs for connectivity through specialized information and communications technology (ICT) tools. Central to this discussion are the free mobile device applications that are currently available at no cost to the consumer, like the free kiosks placed in some Australian public/municipal libraries. There are some mobile applications that are used to promote asafe environment for social networking, while others afford language translation to provide added comfort
CONTENTS
22.1Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 391 22.2Background ......................................................................................................................... 392
22.2.1What Are Their Needs? ........................................................................................ 393 22.2.2Dementia ................................................................................................................. 395
22.3Aged Care Services ............................................................................................................ 395 22.4ICT for Older People .......................................................................................................... 397
22.4.1Personas and Scenarios ......................................................................................... 398 22.4.2Impact on ICT Tool Development through Increased Complexity
of Health Needs ..................................................................................................... 401 22.4.3Impact on ICT Tool Development for Older Australians from Culturally
Diverse Backgrounds ............................................................................................ 402 22.5Mobile Applications for Older People .............................................................................403
