>
>Dear all,

I think you will find this to be an excellent resource, it is very user
friendly. I am already familiar with the CDRom.  It will be useful for
students, designers and researchers alike.
>
>For your information:
>The English website with additional information to the cd-rom
>Product Safety Guide for the Elderly is 'in the air':
>http://www.eisenwijzer.nl/en/ If you wish, you can forward this
>message also to others interested in Product Safety,
>Gerontechnology and Design for All.
>
>Background information about the Product Safety Guide for the
>Elderly - Requirements for Designers.
> Elderly are significantly more often victim of accidents involving a
>range of consumer products. Often it is the most
>everyday kind of product: a bike, a bed or a chair. If factors such as
>reduced physical mobility were taken into consideration during the
>design process, it would lead to safer products. In order to
>encourage the incorporation of safety aspects for the elderly into
>the design process of consumer products in 1999 the Consumer
>Safety Institute in the Netherlands has developed a cd-rom called
>"Product Safety Guide for the Elderly -
>Requirements for Designers". an interactive tool for designers. A
>presentation and a demonstration of the cd-rom took place during
>the Third International Conference on Gerontechnology in Munich
>10-13 October 1999.
>
>New: English website
>Additional information is now even available on internet in the
>English language (http://www.eisenwijzer.nl/en/),  For those who
>already possess the cd-rom, it is possible to follow the normal link
>for updates on the cd-rom to reach this website. As the Product
>Safety Guide is a growing model, continuous evaluation and
>updates will take place on the site.
>
>The contents of the website
>The website includes among other things:
>- Introduction Product Safety Guide
>- Risks: limitations and dangers (with examples of animation
>movies taken
>from the cd-rom) - Cases - Links - Search index
>
>The contents of the cd-rom
>The Product Safety Guide (cd-rom) includes among other things:
>- A Risk Matrix with product related hazards and age related
>functional
>changes.
>  The background information of the matrix is available by clicking
>on the
>cells of the matrix. There you find examples, detailed information
>about
>the ageing process, suggestions for design, product related
>hazards and
>more. - Amurphy's diary: The risks of the daily life of four lifestyles
>of
>elderly, with illustrations and animations
>   of the interaction between elderly and products.
>- The Kiosk for who wants more information about product safety
>standards,
>understandable consumer
>  product information, addresses and more.
>- Working sheets and checklists for the designer.
>
>How to order the cd-rom:
>You can use the attached order form and send it by fax  +20 31
>669 28 31
>(See attached file: order form.rtf) People who understand the Dutch
>language can also order the paper version of the cd-rom (report)
>which is
>only availiable in Dutch, see the order information on the Dutch version
>of the website.
>
>More information
>Consumer Safety Institute, P.O. Box 75169, 1070 AD Amsterdam,
>The Netherlands,
>Tel +31 20 511 45 11, Fax +20 31 669 28 31, e-mail
>[log in to unmask]
>http://www.eisenwijzer.nl/en/, (website giving additional information
>about the Product Safety Guide for the Elderly)
>http://www.ecosa.org
>(EuroSafetyNet: a joint website of 14 organisations in Europe about
>consumer safety issues).
>
>
>
>Lilian Henze
>
>P5
>P.O.box 3688 - 1001 AL Amsterdam - The Netherlands
>voice: +31 20 6895190 / fax: +31 20 6898596
>e-mail: [log in to unmask] / office: [log in to unmask]
>website: http://www.p5-adviseurs.nl
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Cherie Lebbon
Research Fellow
Helen Hamlyn Research Centre
Royal College of Art
Kensington Gore
London SW7 2EU

Tel 0171 590 4242
Fax 0171 590 4244

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