The future of intelligent assistive technologies for cognition: Devices under development to support independent living and aging-with-choice

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 271-280 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jennifer Boger ◽  
Alex Mihailidis
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
The Future

Digital cities of the future: Extending @home assistive technologies for the elderly and the disabled

2011 ◽  
Vol 28 (3) ◽  
pp. 176-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
Charalampos Doukas ◽  
Vangelis Metsis ◽  
Eric Becker ◽  
Zhengyi Le ◽  
Fillia Makedon ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Disabled

Human Performance

2014 ◽  
pp. 267-273
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Human Performance ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Critical Factor ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
The Future ◽  
Performance Issues ◽  
The One ◽  
The Impact

This chapter looks into horizontal issues in ICT advances and discusses how the factor of human performance could help in increasing the impact of eAccessibility and assistive technologies in the future. More specifically, it revisits some of the ideas presented in earlier chapters looking at them from a different angle. The one of maximizing the audience and target group for assistive technologies through the increase in human performance, issues related with exoskeletons for working environments and dual use of assistive technology, sports as a motivator, aesthetics and fashion of prosthetics are discussed from this same perspective. Human performance could be a critical factor for the future of assistive technologies, and today's people with disabilities could become tomorrow's people with super-abilities and leaders in human performance issues.

Children with Disabilities: A Critical Appraisal

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 464-487 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maya Sabatello
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Children With Disabilities ◽  
Critical Appraisal ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Practical Reasons ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Children’S Perspectives ◽  
Rights Of The Child ◽  
The Future

This essay contemplates the rights of children with disabilities under international law. It analyses the philosophical and practical reasons for the failure of the Convention on the Rights of the Child to protect the rights of children with disabilities, and looks at the remedial measures adopted under the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). The argument advanced is that, especially when children’s perspectives are considered, assistive technologies are at the heart of national and international efforts to advance the rights of children with disabilities, most importantly, a right to inclusion. I consider the challenges ahead and draw conclusions on the future of the rights of children with disabilities.

scholarly journals Evaluation of Treatment in the Smart Home IRIS in terms of Functional Independence and Occupational Performance and Satisfaction

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julija Ocepek ◽  
Anne E. K. Roberts ◽  
Gaj Vidmar
Keyword(s):  
Elderly People ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Smart Home ◽  
Functional Independence Measure ◽  
Functional Independence ◽  
Performance Measure ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Occupational Performance ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Persons With Disabilities

The development of assistive technologies, home modifications, and smart homes has rapidly advanced in the last two decades. Health professionals have recognised the benefits of these technologies in improving individual’s quality of life. The Smart Home IRIS was established in 2008 within the University Rehabilitation Institute in Ljubljana with the aim to enable persons with disabilities and elderly people to test various assistive technologies and technical solutions for their independent living. We investigated the effect of treatments in the Smart Home IRIS. A convenience sample of 59 persons with disabilities and elderly people (aged 24–81 years) who were treated in the Smart Home IRIS from April to December 2011 participated. Standardised instruments—the Canadian Occupational Performance Measure (COPM) and the Functional Independence Measure (FIM)—were administered at the first assessment in the Smart Home IRIS and at a second assessment at the participant’s home after 6–12 months. All the outcomes statistically significantly improved from the first to the second assessment. The treatments in the Smart Home IRIS appeared to contribute to higher occupational performance and satisfaction with performance and higher functional independence of persons with disabilities and elderly people.

scholarly journals The Future of Assistive Technologies for Dementia

2012 ◽  
Author(s):  
Carrie Beth Peterson ◽  
Neeli R Prasad ◽  
Ramjee Prasad
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
The Future

Robotic Exoskeletons and Social, Companion, and Service Robots

2014 ◽  
pp. 34-48
Keyword(s):  
State Of The Art ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Emerging Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Service Robots ◽  
Transfer Of Knowledge ◽  
Working Environments ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Future ◽  
Social Companion

Robotics is an emerging technology presenting great opportunities for the future of eAccessbility and Assistive Technologies. This is why this chapter aims to present the current state of the art in the domain together with the potential that robotics holds for the future. More specifically, it presents recent efforts on social and companion robotics and the dangers and current challenges we are facing in that area, such as autonomy, security, the risk of seclusion for people being taken care of by robots, etc. Furthermore, this chapter is also discussing the developments in another area of robotics dealing with robotic exoskeletons. Exoskeletons are now being used in specific working environments and could in the future become a useful technology of people with disabilities. Some first examples are presented, and the chapter discusses issues such as the potential transfer of knowledge and expertise from other applications and the use of assistive technologies for helping caretakers instead of the actual persons in need.

Watching over me: positive, negative and neutral perceptions of in-home monitoring held by independent-living older residents in an Australian pilot study

2017 ◽  
Vol 38 (7) ◽  
pp. 1377-1398 ◽  
Author(s):  
DANA KAI BRADFORD ◽  
YASMIN VAN KASTEREN ◽  
QING ZHANG ◽  
MOHAN KARUNANITHI
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Government Expenditure ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Aged Care ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Peace Of Mind ◽  
Human Element ◽  
Health And Wellbeing ◽  
High Government

ABSTRACTWith an increase in the proportion of Australians aged over 65, and high government expenditure on residential care, there is a strong imperative to find smart, safe solutions to support older people to stay in their own homes. There is a growing interest in Australia for assistive technologies that provide home monitoring to promote health and wellbeing. This solution will only be viable if it meets with the expectations of older residents and their families. In the first smart homes pilot in Australia, we sought to ascertain barriers and facilitators of this technology. There was an overall positive response to the system, despite a slight tendency for residents to modify their behaviour due to perceived surveillance. Positive outcomes included increases in family communication, health autonomy and advances in technology uptake. Our findings suggest that a combination of considered placement of in-home technology, straightforward medical devices and a supportive human element will ensure that the technology meets the balance of service provision and preservation of dignity. Smart homes could mitigate the challenges associated with aged care while affording peace of mind for seniors and families.

scholarly journals Assistive Technologies: Social Barriers and Socio-Technical Pathways

Societies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 41
Author(s):  
Linda Nierling ◽  
Maria Maia
Keyword(s):  
Development Strategy ◽  
Independent Living ◽  
Technology Development ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Social Contexts ◽  
Unintended Consequences ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Full Potential ◽  
International Regulation ◽  
Future Technology

Against the background of recent international regulation, the role of assistive technologies in the fields of independent living, education, and employment is analyzed in this article to propose a future strategy for a socio-technical perspective on their further development processes. Based on qualitative expert interviews at the European level, the role and scope of ATs in these fields are described for three types of disabilities: visual impairment, hearing impairment, and autism spectrum disorder. The findings show that digitalization processes entail major opportunities and challenges for ATs in all three fields and that further measures are needed to bring technical opportunities to their full potential in adverse social contexts. Regarding future technology development, the authors propose a development strategy focusing strongly on the social context of the devices. Only in this manner, relevant “unintended consequences”, as well as social or ethical concerns, can be identified and addressed.

Information Communication Assistive Technologies for Visually Impaired People

2016 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li-Minn Ang ◽  
Kah Phooi Seng ◽  
Tee Zhi Heng
Keyword(s):  
Independent Living ◽  
Visually Impaired ◽  
Low Vision ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Handheld Devices ◽  
Mobile Interaction ◽  
Handheld Device ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Recent Developments

The information explosion era provides the foundation for a technological solution to enable the visually impaired to more independent living in the community. This paper first provides a review of assistive technologies for visually impaired people. Current technology allows applications to be efficiently distributed and operated on mobile and handheld devices. Thus, this paper also summarizes recent developments of assistive technologies in mobile interaction. It then presents the Wireless Intelligent Assistive Navigation Management System Using SmartGuide Devices for visually impaired people. The “SmartGuide” of the system is built as a standalone portable handheld device. The system is to assist blind and low vision people to walk around independently especially in dynamic changing environments. It also includes a camera sensor network to enhance monitoring capabilities for an extra level of security and reliability. Finally, the paper presents an improved system with some new designs involving mobile interaction.

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