Project Description (Abstract)
Elderly LGBTQ individuals struggle to find connection in today’s increasingly isolated world. Our sponsor, OutstandingLife, has created an online senior program to help address this issue. The goal of our project was to help address issues of digital literacy and engagement within their platform. We conducted board member interviews, a community member focus group, and an online heuristic assessment. To cultivate a healthy online program, our research revealed that the organization suffers from lack of website updates, low sense of community, and a need for member education. To address these challenges, we developed a series of online resources and made recommendations to OutstandingLife for increasing community support and responsibly growing the organization.
Project Sponsor
Outstanding Life is an online senior center for LGBTQ+ individuals since June of 2023. The virtual community is comprised of a few hundred older adults who hope to connect with other through various programs offered. The organization’s goal is to address loneliness and isolation but connecting seniors virtually to improve users’ quality of life.
Student Researchers
From left to right:
Ethan Edmondson, ejedmondson@wpi.edu
Mechanical Engineer, Minor in Fire Protection Engineering from Connecticut
Tanner Thatcher, tlthatcher@wpi.edu
Environmental Engineer from New Jersey
Christian Andres, cjandres@wpi.edu
Mechanical Engineer from New Jersey
Project Goal and Objectives
Final Report and Deliverables
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Open in new tab Here is the link to our final how-to videos: WPI OutstandingLife How-To Videos