  The distinct abilities of older adults to interact with computers has
motivated a wide range of contributions in the the form of design guidelines
for making technologies usable and accessible for the elderly population.
However, despite the growing effort by the research community, the adoption of
guidelines by developers and designers has been scant or not properly
translated into more accessible interaction systems. In this paper we explore
this issue by reporting on a qualitative outcomes of a systematic review of 204
research-derived design guidelines for touchscreen applications. We report
first on the different definitions of "elderly" and assess the reliability,
organization and accessibility of the guidelines. Then we present our early
attempt at facilitating the reporting and access of such guidelines to
researchers and practitioners.
