Technologies to Support Aging among People with Long-Term Disabilities
2025 TechSAge Newsletter
Year in Review: Join us in looking back at the past year to highlight achievements and updates from the Center. Learn more about our featured projects and staff, and catch up on the latest events, publications, and study opportunities.
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Featured Article: Development and Usability of MSafe: A Fall Risk Application for Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
Falls are common among older adults with multiple sclerosis (MS) and can lead to injuries and loss of independence. A new TechSAge article in Sensors highlights the development of MSafe – a smartphone app that enables individuals with MS to assess and monitor their own fall risk. The app asks simple questions (e.g., fall history, medications) and includes short balance, movement, and thinking tasks. Older adults who tested MSafe said it was easy to use and helped them better understand their own abilities and fall risk. Read the full open-access article by Katherine Hsieh, Deborah Backus, T. Bradley Willingham, and Jon Sanford.
Full ArticleLatest Publications
Development and Usability of MSafe
A Fall Risk Application for Older Adults with Multiple Sclerosis
Designing for the Intersection of Aging and Disability
Application of the TechSAge Technology Intervention Model
Communication challenges and response strategies
of late-deafened older adults
Staff Spotlight: Olivia Kuhl
Olivia Kuhl is a graduate student in Speech-Language Pathology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She has been as research assistant in the Human Factors and Aging Laboratory (HFA) for six years, beginning as an undergraduate researcher and continuing through graduate school. On TechSAge, Olivia supports the Disability & Aging & Work Needs (DAWN) Study exploring workplace inclusion of older workers with disabilities. She is passionate about improving outcomes for individuals with communication disorders and plans to pursue a career as a speech-language pathologist, integrating research and clinical practice.
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