In this review essay, I introduce and map the field of what I call “design sociology”. I argue
that design research methods have relevance to a wide range of sociological research …

Participatory approaches are increasingly required and used in research. In this review, we
examined the impact (benefits and disadvantages) of participatory dementia research on …

Despite indications that recreational virtual reality (VR) experiences could be beneficial for
people with dementia, this area remains unexplored in contrast to the body of work on …

Codesign with people living with cognitive or sensory impairments poses challenges for
researchers and designers, due to differences in their mutual experiences and due to the …

Ability-based design is a useful framework that centralizes the abilities (all that users can do)
of people with disabilities in approaching the design of assistive technologies. However …

People with dementia and their caregivers aging in place have expressed the need for
social, emotional, and recreational interventions at home. Listening to everyday sounds …

We explore the role of digital media in supporting intergenerational interactions between
people with dementia and young people. Though meaningful social interaction is integral to …

In this paper, we report on a participatory design (PD) process with old users. We discuss
how we organized and carried out the process so that our users could participate in the …

With the rising usage of mobile phones by people with mild dementia, and the documented
barriers to technology use that exist for people with dementia, there is an open opportunity to …

This paper presents a personalised approach to participatory design, where several aspects
of the project, such as brief, process and artefacts, are left open to be redefined by the …