Reports and Publications

OATS frequently authors and contributes to studies, reports, and academic journal articles that shed light on the intersection of technology and older adults.

We are data-driven and metrics-obsessed, and this mindset in combination with a front-row seat to the audiences we serve makes for an open spigot of research and learnings. Below is a compilation of our most recent reports and publications:

Publications

Reports

Research, Innovation, and Imagining the Best Day Ever

Increasing Digital Inclusion for Older Adults in New York’s North Country

Fly Like an Eagle: Measuring Transformational Social Outcomes Among Seniors Using Technology

Helping Older Adults Get Comfortable with Technology Use

Aging Connected: Exposing the Hidden Connectivity Crisis for Older Adults

Social media: an isolated older person’s friend—or foe?

Patients Accessing Technology at Home (PATH)

Connecting Rural Older Americans with Technology: Lessons from Senior Planet

Older Adults and OATS Computer Training Programs: A Social Impact Analysis Findings Report

2019 North Country Rural Report

2019 OATS Program Report

2018 Colorado Year One Report

2018 Montgomery County Program Report

2018 OATS Program Report

Fighting Social Isolation: A View from the Trenches

Gen X: The Cro-Magnon of Digital Natives

Toward an Inclusive Measure of Broadband Adoption

“Getting Turned On”: Using ICT Training to Promote Active Aging in New York City