Designing for the Life Span Segment 4
Designing for the Life Span Segment 4 
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The remote control, the "clicker," has been through an evolution that has seen simplicity (lower left) replaced by complexity (lower right). The earlier model provides six push buttons with tactile cues while the advanced version requires a significant learning curve for error free operation.
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... However, the remote control changed everything. It is as if no television set should be without a remote. On the left is an older remote with six simple controls, On the right is a newer multi-functional remote with many more control buttons that are smaller and harder to understand in terms of function. With repeated use, most remotes become "legible" through tactile location of the controls. The latest remotes do differentiate between types of controls and their functions... increasing the usability for the older adult.
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