Interior Lighting Needs for An Aging Population

Start Date

10/21/2015

End Date

10/21/2015

Description

The elderly population is growing. With age comes diminished visual abilities. Lighting is a key factor for visual processing. This presentation will explain how lighting can create a hazard for the older person, and how lighting technologies can be used to prevent a hazard from presenting.

Location

Los Angeles, CA

Distance Learning

Course Equivalency

Subjects

Accessibility / ADA

Health, Safety and Welfare

Yes

Hours

1.0

Learning Outcomes

1. Identify the biological processes involved in visual detection.
2. Discuss the relationship between natural and artificial lighting in the visual detection process among older adults.
3. Analyze the different ways that artificial lighting technologies can be used to increase the safety of older residents within their homes.
4. Compare and contrast the different lighting factors that effect the interior environment within three common residential housing styles.

Instructors

Dak Kopec, Boston Architectural College; Andrew Cutcher, AUDIOVISIONS

Course Codes

LSW15-WRT2

Provider

Exponation, LLC

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