Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies (ACCESS) Phase 1

This study was conducted as part of the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging among People with Long-Term Disabilities (RERC TechSAge). The Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies (ACCESS) project, a mixed-methods investigation into the daily challenges faced by individuals aging with long-term disabilities. Participants completed questionnaires and a structured interview exploring the nature and distribution of challenges with activities at home and in the community, as well as their response strategies to manage these challenges. ACCESS data are being used to develop a taxonomy of everyday support needs and provide guidance for the design of supportive technologies for this understudied population. The current dataset is for Phase 1 of the ACCESS study (N=180) which focused on three target populations: (1) individuals who are Deaf/hard of hearing and use American Sign Language as their primary language; (2) individuals with mobility impairment; and (3) individuals who are Blind/ have low vision. There were 60 individuals in each group.

本研究隶属于针对长期残障人士养老支持技术的康复工程研究中心（Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technologies to Support Aging among People with Long-Term Disabilities，RERC TechSAge）。“老年关切、挑战与日常解决方案策略”（Aging Concerns, Challenges, and Everyday Solution Strategies，ACCESS）项目是一项针对长期残障群体老年化过程中所面临日常困境的混合方法研究。参与者完成了问卷调研与结构化访谈，内容涵盖居家与社区活动中困境的本质与分布情况，以及他们应对这些困境的策略。ACCESS数据集将被用于构建日常支持需求分类体系，并为这一尚未得到充分研究的群体设计辅助技术提供指导。当前数据集对应ACCESS研究的第一阶段（N=180），其聚焦三类目标人群：（1）以美国手语（American Sign Language）为主要语言的失聪/重度听力障碍人士；（2）肢体运动功能障碍人士；（3）失明/低视力人士。每组各有60名参与者。