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Photo of NadaNada Savitch is interested in how people with dementia use websites with a view to improving website design.

 

Published papers

Savitch, N and Brooks, D (2010)
Developing an on-line guided advice tool to support self-assessment and decision-making for people with dementia and their carers
Coming of Age: Dementia in the 21st Century, London, 19-21 October 2010

Savitch, N et al (2010)
Getting dementia care connected
Journal of Dementia Care, Volume 18, Issue 3, Page 9 (May/Jun 2010)

Wey, S and Savitch N (2009)
Service users at the centre of telecare provision
Presentation at the National Telecare and Telehealth Conference, London, 2009.

Savitch, N and Milton S (2009)
ThinkTank: a new way of involving people with dementia
Dementia Congress, Harrogate, 2009.

Savitch N and Cole D (2009)
Switched on Communities – including people with dementia
Dementia Congress, Harrogate, 2009

Ashley P and Savitch N (2009)
Valuing the contribution of people with dementia
Journal of Dementia Care, Volume 17, Issue 3, Page 16 (May/Jun 2009)

Dutton R and Savitch N (2008)
Reteaching people with dementia to use computers and the internet
Celebrating Innovation and Excellence: Making Change Happen, Stirling Dementia Services Development Centre Conference, Stirling, September 2008.

Dutton R and Savitch N (2008)
Computers and dementia - learning new skills and having fun
Dementia Congress, Bournemouth, October 2008.

Savitch N and Zaphiris P (2007)
Getting lost on the web: an investigation of the use of eye-tracking technology to understand how people with dementia navigate through a website
Dementia Congress, Harrogate, November 2007

Savitch, N., Zaphiris, P., Smith, M., Litherland, R., Aggarwal, N., & Potier, E. (2006).
Involving people with dementia in the development of a discussion forum – A community-centred approach.
Published In ‘Designing accessible technology’ edited by John Clarkson, Patrick Langdon and Peter Robinson. Published by Springer-Verlag, London, 2006. pp237-248.
PDF of draft paper

Savitch N and Zaphiris P (2006).
Accessible websites for people with dementia: a preliminary investigation into information architecture.
Published In ‘Computers Helping People with Special Needs’ - proceedings of the 10th ICCHP 2006, Linz, Austria, July 2006. Edited by Klaus Miesenberger, Joachim Klaus, Wolfgang Zagler and Arthur Karshmer, Springer, pp144-151.
PDF of draft paper

Savitch, N (2006).
Learning from people with dementia to provide supportive and accessible websites.
Presentation at 35th Annual Scientific Meeting of the British Society of Gerontology, Bangor, September 2006.

Savitch, N (2006).
How can websites be designed to make them as easy as possible for people with dementia to use?
Journal of Dementia Care, Volume 14, Issue 5, Pages 28-29 (Sept/Oct 2006)
Link to Journal of Dementia Care article index

Freeman E, Clare L, Savitch N, Royan L, Litherland R, Lindsay M (2005).
Improving website accessibility for people with early-stage dementia: a preliminary investigation.
Aging and Mental Health, 2005, 9(5), 442-448.

Savitch N and Zaphiris P (2005)
An investigation into the accessibility of web-based information for people with dementia
11th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, Las Vegas, July 2005.
PDF of draft paper

Savitch N, Zaphiris P, Freeman E, Clare L and Litherland R (2004).
Learning from people with dementia to improve accessibility of website interfaces
British HCI Conference, Leeds, 2004
PDF of draft paper


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If you would like to know more, please email Nada

Email: nada@innovationsindementia.org.uk


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