Note: Edited proceedings of a conference held at Pennsylvania State University, October 8-9, 2001 , Includes bibliographical references and indexes , Technology design, usability, and aging: human factors techniques and considerations , Technology design, usability, and aging: human factors techniques and considerations , Commentary: Access, motivation, ability, design, and training: necessary conditions for older adult success with technology , Commentary: Is it all about aging? Technology and aging in social context , Human factors and aging: identifying and compensating for age-realted deficits in sensory and cognitive function , Commentary: Aging effects on vision: impairment, variability, self-report, and compensatory change , Commentary: Using technology to lower the perceptual and cognitive hurdles of aging , The impact of the Internet on older adults , Commentary: Applying research: the NIHSeniorHealth.gov project , Commentary: Social aspects of gerontechnology , Assistive technology , Commentary: Next steps in home modification and assistive technology research , Commentary: Assistive technology: potential and preconditions fo useful applications , Impact of everyday technology in the home environment on older adults' quality of life , Commentary: The nested context of technology: a response to Wahl and Mollenkopf , Commentary: Gerontechnology and the home environment , Technology and the promise of independent living for adults: a cognitive perspective , Commentary: Technology as environmental support for older adults' daily activities , Commentary: Using technology to foster engagement and improve health in elderly persons , Commentary:Access, motivation, ability, design, and training: necessary conditions for older adult success with technology , Commentary:Is it all about aging? Technology and aging in social context , Human factors and aging: identifying and compensating for age-realted deficits in sensory and cognitive function , Commentary:Aging effects on vision: impairment, variability, self-report, and compensatory change , Commentary:Using technology to lower the perceptual and cognitive hurdles of aging , The impact of the Internet on older adults , Commentary:Applying research: the NIHSeniorHealth.gov project , Commentary:Social aspects of gerontechnology , Assistive technology , Commentary:Next steps in home modification and assistive technology research , Commentary:Assistive technology: potential and preconditions fo useful applications , Impact of everyday technology in the home environment on older adults' quality of life , Commentary:The nested context of technology: a response to Wahl and Mollenkopf , Commentary:Gerontechnology and the home environment , Technology and the promise of independent living for adults: a cognitive perspective , Commentary:Technology as environmental support for older adults' daily activities , Commentary:Using technology to foster engagement and improve health in elderly persons

Note: Conference proceedings. - "Published with the support of the Instituto Camões, Portugal"-preliminaries. - Papers in English and Portuguese