Articles by Björn Slaug

Dr. Slaug has a PhD in Public Health and is Research Engineer at the Centre for Ageing and Supportive Environments. His research focuses the development of methods supporting societal efforts to make the built environment accessible for all. Current projects include development of an assessment tool for public entrances accessibility.

Cross-National Usability Study of a Housing Accessibility App: Findings From the European InnovAge Project

Abstract The present usability study concerns an evaluation of an Android based mobile application (app) targeting housing accessibility issues, in a prototype stage for a touch tablet. The objective was to identify and compare elicited usability issues involving senior citizens in two different national contexts: Sweden and Latvia. Applying a problem discovery approach, the study […] [Read More]