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“The device uses the latest advances in computer, sensor, electric motor and battery technology to give it bionic capabilities: It is the first prosthetic with powered knee and ankle joints that operate in unison. It comes equipped with sensors that monitor its user’s motion.
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The Associated Press
“A service that provides remote video monitoring of the elderly and disabled may soon be available in Kentucky.
Louisville-based ResCare is setting up two homes in the Louisville area for a pilot program of a service called Rest Assured.
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Mohammad Al-Ubaydli, Patients Know Best
“I was reminded this while watching the computer of a patient yesterday testing out Patients Know Best. She cannot see, something I kept on forgetting because she was so deft in navigating the computer. And it was only at the end that I understood that she was operating the mouse with her voice and the keyboard with her toes.
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Susannah Fox, e-Patients.net
“The Pew Internet Project recently issued a short report noting that people living with disability are less likely than other adults in the U.S. to use the internet: 54%, compared with 81%.
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PRWeb
“With its 1001 ways to improve the life of any human being, the use of the iPad has also been a hot topic in the disability community. It is the combination of superb touch screen devices with the scientific knowledge and experience from a speech therapist that is making the difference for thousands of children and adults with special needs around the world.
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Susannah Fox, Pew Internet
“One in four American adults live with a disability that interferes with activities of daily living. Fifty-four percent of adults living with a disability use the internet, compared with 81% of adults who report none of the disabilities listed in the survey.
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eHealthNews.eu
“With €2.7 million of EU funding, researchers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden have developed a solution to give elderly and disabled people easier control over the various electronic appliances and services in their homes using their mobile phone or other devices. The “I2HOME” project has developed a personalised and simplified Universal Remote Console interface based on existing and evolving open standards.
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“With €2.7 million of EU funding, researchers from the Czech Republic, Germany, Portugal, Spain and Sweden have developed a solution to give elderly and disabled people easier control over the various electronic appliances and services in their homes using their mobile phone or other devices. The “I2HOME” project has developed a personalised and simplified Universal Remote Console interface based on existing and evolving open standards.
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ScienceBlog
“For millions of enthusiasts worldwide, visiting the virtual world Second Life® on the Internet is simply entertainment.
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Chris Gibbons, Healthcare Disparities Solutions Blog
“IPhones are helping stroke victims, as well as people with autism, speech disabilities and brain injuries communicate.”
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In the digital city of the future there is the vision of seamless virtual and physical access for every home and between each home and the workplace, as well as critical city infrastructure such as the post office, the bank, hospitals, transportation systems, and other entities. This paper provides an overview of technical and other issues in extending at home (@home) assistive technologies for the elderly and the disabled. The paper starts by giving a vision of what this city is supposed to look like and how a human is to act, navigate and function in it. A framework for extending assistive technologies is proposed that considers individuals belonging to special groups of interest and locations other than their home. Technology has already reached the state of ubiquitous and pervasive sensor devices measuring everything, from temperature to human behavior.
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Brewer JL et al, J Telemed Telecare, 16(5)
We investigated the perceptions of people about the safety, security and privacy of a telecare monitoring system for adults with developmental disabilities living in residential settings. The telecare system was used by remote caregivers overnight, when staff were not present in the homes. We surveyed 127 people from different stakeholder groups in the state of Indiana. The people surveyed included those with knowledge or experience of telecare, and those without.
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Cristi, Padgadget
“Apple’s iPad is quickly finding its niche in different industries around the world and healthcare appears to be welcoming the iPad with open arms.
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Daniel Z. Sands, H&HN Weekly
“Two developments in health care delivery are prompting the use of home monitoring technology. One is the medical home—comprehensive primary care that encourages partnerships between patients and their personal physicians. The medical home gained momentum in the 1990s and early 2000s among physicians who wanted to become truly patient-centric. Medical homes give patients more flexible access to health care, increase patient satisfaction and improve health outcomes.
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European Commission
“In this report produced for the publication series ICT Research: The Policy Perspective, we explore Europe’s vision for a society where every individual can make a valuable contribution. Investments in pioneering and commercially focused research will produce information and communication technologies (ICTs) that should help everyone – including the elderly, disabled and marginalised – to fulfil their potential.
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Telecare Aware
“If there’s one thing I’d recommend all Telecare Aware readers to do this week it’s to set aside 13 minutes to watch a video from the UK’s Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE – pronounced ’sky’).
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Lindsay S, Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(3)
Purpose.
Access to assistive devices is critical for most children with disabilities to function in society. Despite this, there remain high levels of unmet needs and an underutilisation of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. Yet, relatively little is known about the challenges that clinicians encounter in prescribing AAC devices.
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Joseph Kim, Medicine and Technology
“I tend to meet many disabled physicians. Why? Because some of them are looking for some employment opportunities and they stumble upon my other site: NonClinicalJobs.com.
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Karen Weintraub, The Boston Globe
“David Hatch uses a joystick to direct his wheelchair, but he dreads the day — coming soon — when he won’t have enough control over his hands to steer it around corners or avoid bumping into things.
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Shawn Riley, HealthTechnica
“Technologies designed to assist people with disabilities allows them to complete tasks that was otherwise challenging or impossible to accomplish. The federal agencies have amended the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to make technology accessible to workers with disabilities. This requires health information technology to be implemented that is accessible to people with disabilities.
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