Archive for the ‘Assistive Technology’ Category

Assistive Technology Products

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Telecare is a particular sort of assistive technology that uses electronic sensors connected to an alarm system to help caregivers manage risk and help vulnerable people stay independent at home longer. An example would be the systems being put in place for senior people such as fall detectors, thermometers (for hypothermia risk), flooding and unlit gas sensors (for people with mild dementia). Notably, these alerts can be customized to the particular person’s risks. When the alert is triggered, a message is sent to a career or contact center who can respond appropriately. Technology similar to Telecare can also be used to act within a person’s home rather than just to respond to a detected crisis. (more…)

Assertive Technology and Universal Accessibility

Wednesday, June 11th, 2008

Technology and Universal AccessibilityUniversal (or broadened) accessibility, or universal design means greater usability, particularly for people with disabilities. But universally accessible technology yields great rewards to the typical user as well; good accessible design is universal design. One example is the “curb cuts” (or dropped curbs) in the sidewalk at street crossings. While these curb cuts enable pedestrians with mobility impairments to cross the street, these also aid parents with carriages and strollers, shoppers with carts, and travelers and workers with pull-type bags. As an example, the modern telephone is inaccessible to people who are deaf or hard of hearing. (more…)

The EU valid assistance of 99 million for Quaero

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

The European Commission has authorized the payment by France, an aid of 99 million euros in the project Quaero ( “I seek” in latin), led by top 23 companies in which we find the Thomson group. This research and development project which will benefit a total investment of 199 million euros over five years, aims to develop technologies of automatic processing of speech, language, music, image and the Video “. (more…)

Pyhsical Disability – Defination & The Impact Of Technical Assistance

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008

 The field of technical assistance (Wheelchair) should be considered first of a purely technical point of view, but also in a broader approach, called holistic approach (we try to accommodate all points of view), where be human and social prospects / cultural activities are included. The human attitudes, beliefs and ways of living play an important role in the acceptance and use of technical assistance . 
Professionals & specialists defines technical assistance for Pyhsical Disability in the following way: “All proceeds, instrument, strategy, service and practice used by persons with disabilities and older-specially manufactured for sale or free – to prevent, offset, alleviate or remove the disability or disability, and improve the autonomy and quality of life of individuals “.

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