Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 3 Issue 3
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Process requirements for building sustainable digital assistive technology for older people
Wendy Olphert, Leela Damodaran, Panos Balatsoukas, Catherine ParkinsonThe term ‘digital assistive technology' refers to the use of ICTs for the support of older people's everyday tasks. These tasks could range from online shopping to information…
Tongue in cheek: a novel concept in assistive human machine interface
Michael Mace, Ravi Vaidyanathan, Shouyan Wang, Lalit GuptaIn this paper we describe a novel human machine interface system aimed primarily at those who have experienced loss of extremity motor function. The system enables the control of…
HERMES: a FP7 funded project towards the development of a computer‐aided memory management system via intelligent computations
Jianmin Jiang, Fouad Khelifi, Paul Trundle, Arjan GevenIn this article, we introduce a new concept in HERMES, the FP7 funded project in Europe, in developing technology innovations towards computer aided memory management via…
Preliminary results of a medical telecare pilot in Wrexham
Kath Cooper, Kevin DoughtyA pilot project was initiated in Wrexham in North Wales with two groups of patients suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). One group was provided with a…
Evaluation and value for money analysis of a new telecare service from a user perspective
G ap Dafydd, Janet Roberts, Kevin DoughtyMany telecare services will in the future rely on service users to subsidise their existence through a charging policy. This will reduce the level of uptake, and hence the…
Barriers to using personalised technology with people with learning disabilities
Steve Barnard, Stephen BeyerThis paper argues that people with learning disabilities are an important potential consumer of ‘personalised technology’ and provides case studies demonstrating some of the ways…