Everyday Technology for Independence and Care

Description

Numbers of the elderly and people with disabilities in our society are growing. Technological solutions have an increasingly important role in supporting this group of individuals in their daily life, to ensure both independence and adequate care. For this reason the 11th European Conference of the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) focuses on the following topic: ‘Everyday Technology for Independence and Care’.

This volume publishes the proceedings of the 2011 AAATE conference, exploring the relationship between care and technology: monitoring technology, public information systems on assistive technology in various European countries, the socio-economic outcomes of assistive technology and policy, advanced technologies (ICT and robotics), various technological approaches to cognitive and visual impairments, technology for mobility, Design for All approaches, technology from the user perspective and various aspects of service delivery.

The AAATE’s mission is to stimulate the advancement of assistive technology for the benefit of people with disabilities, including the elderly, and to improve both the position of users of assistive technology in our society and the quality of care.

Table of Contents

• Preface

• Chapter 1. Care Technology
• Memory aid to structure and support daily activities for people with dementia
  Yvonne Kerkhof, Fatemeh Rabiee, Charles G. Willems
• Development of a system that provides tailored feedback and advice to elderly people regarding physical functioning
  J. Vermeulen, J. Neyens, M. Spreeuwenberg, E. Van Rossum, W. Sipers, D. Hewson, L. De Witte
• Supporting autonomy in the aging population by using low tech assistive devices
  J. Heijkers, F.J.E. Schoonbrood, L.P. de Witte
• Smart underwear – assistive technology developed for continence pad users
  Eleanor van den Heuvel, Felicity Jowitt, Adele Long, Jo Worthington, Marcus Drake, Maryann Slack, Bosco Fernandes, Patrick Gaydecki
• A Smart Garment for Active Ageing: Mapping User Requirements to Technology
  William Burns, Chris Nugent, Paul McCullagh, Dewar Finlay, Ian Cleland, Boris Altemeyer, Guido Parente, Bryan Scotney, Sally McClean, Stephen Benton, Jane McCann
• Multifactorial assistive device intervention to prevent low back pain among caregivers
  Stina Bjørnskov, Åse Brandt
• BioSensing: using motion sensors in real life care situations
  Frank Vlaskamp, Ger Cremers, Rianne Pas, Chris Arts, Bert Bonroy, Ruud Gransier, Sytze Kalisvaart, Vincent Kerkhofs, Peter Koomen, Rob van Lummel, Kenneth Meijer, Hans Sauren, Mariëlle Swinkels, Bart Vanrumste, Gerard Verschuren, Luc de Witte
• An advanced monitoring system for residential care facilities
  Valerio Gower, Renzo Andrich, Pietro Braghieri, Angelo Susi
• Early detection of dementia and ICT: signs from practice
  E.J.M. Wouters, S.M. Roijers, R.A. Overdiep
• Hazardous Behavior Detection of Residents with Multi-camera Gates in Nursing Home Corridors
  Tetsuya Matsumoto, Hiroyuki Nakamoto, Masanori Goka, Yoichi Kitagawa, Hirofumi Kameyama, Yojiro Kamise, Kiyohiro Omori, Ichiro Kitayama, Kazutoshi Sumiya
• Embedding Monitoring of Physiological Parameters in an AAL system
  Guido Matrella, Ferdinando Grossi, Agostino Losardo
• A Passive NFC Analog Scale for Electronically Capturing Subjective Parameters in the Frame of Patient Remote Monitoring and AAL Applications
  Gernot Schmid, Manfred Bammer, Stefan Cecil, Kurt Lamedschwandner, Thomas Fuxreiter, Andreas Oberleitner
• The effects of CareTV on feelings of loneliness and safety in frail elderly
  Loek van der Heide, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Charles G. Willems, Luc de Witte, John Rietman
• Home services over a flexible platform
  Gunnar Fagerberg
• Methodology for Comprehensive Clinical Evaluation of Assistive Technology: Evaluation by Rehabilitation Professionals
  Mio Nakamura, Miwa Sakiyama, Jun Suzurikawa, Shohei Tsukada, Yohei Kume, Hideo Kawakami, Takenobu Inoue
• Communication support system for home care using mobile phones and digital pens
  Mamoru Iwabuchi, Takashi Takeuchi, Makoto Fujita, Yasuyuki Watanabe
• Fall and Action Detection in Elderly Homes
  Jerry Aertssen, Maja Rudinac, Pieter Jonker
• Assisting People with Early Stage Dementia: Monitoring Wandering
  Paul McCullagh, Juan Carlos Augusto, Huiru Zheng, Maurice Mulvenna, Haying Wang, William Carswell, Jonathan Wallace, Susanne Martin, Paul Jeffers
• Activity monitoring to support independent living in Dutch homecare support
  Charles G. Willems, Marieke D. Spreeuwenberg, Loek van der Heide, Anthony P. Glascock, David L. Kutzik, Luc de Witte, John Rietman
• Evaluation of the implementation process of “Customized Care by Lifestyle Monitoring”
  René Claassen, Charles G. Willems

• Chapter 2. Public Information on Assistive Technology
• REHADAT: The German information system on assistive devices
  Petra Winkelmann
• Vlibank: Flemish Information System on Assistive Technology
  Marc Wouters
• Portale SIVA: the Italian National Portal on Assistive Technology
  Renzo Andrich, Valerio Gower, Lucia Pigini, Antonio Caracciolo, Andrea Agnoletto
• The Vilans guidance for assistive technology. Information as a condition for the provision of assistive technology (AT)
  E. Hagedoren, H.K. Jonker
• Towards a global information network: the European Assistive Technology Information Network and the World Alliance of AT Information Providers
  Renzo Andrich
• AbleData.com's Leap Into the Future
  Stephen W. Lowe
• The Danish National Database on Assistive Technology
  Thomas Lyhne
• Assistive Technology Quality Assurance and the RESNA Certification Program
  Gerald Weisman, Anjali Weber
• Health care and technology: a new approach to education and applied research
  J. van Hoof, R.A. Overdiep, C.M.M. Cox, M.L.L. Weymans, L.J. Peeraer
• Teaching accessibility and design for all in engineering and architecture degrees: a practical directory of lesson plans
  Daniel Guasch, Pilar Dotras, Montserrat Llinares, Maria Alvarez

• Chapter 3. Outcomes and Policy
• Design of Affect-aware Systems for the Study of Well-Being
  Enrique Leon, Iñigo Dorronsoro, Pierre Barralon
• A Quality Indicators Framework for effective AT service delivery
  Deepti Samant, Adya Meera, Jurgen Babirad, Marcia Scherer
• What do we know from systematic reviews about the effectiveness of assistive products for communication and information used by people with disability?
  Heidi Anttila, Kersti Samuelsson, Anna-Liisa Salminen, Åse Brandt
• Practical Evaluation Protocol for New Assistive Technology for Elderly with Cognitive Impairment
  Misato Nihei, Genbu Deguchi, Rina Ishiwata, Michiko Misegawa, Takenobu Inoue
• Assistive technologies and other solutions for independence: cost or investment?
  Nicolo Bensi, Claudio Bitelli, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
• Developing User-centred Research into the Economics of Assistive Technology Drawing on Techniques from Financial Systems Management
  Ingrid Schraner, Jane Bringolf, Elizabeth Cummings, Paul Turner, Natalie Bolzan
• Socio-economical aspects of ICT based services for seniors in Slovakia
  Alena Galajdová, Dušan Šimšík, Marianna Andrášova, Juraj Bujňák,, Stanislav Krajňák
• Assistive Technology for Persons with Psychiatric Disabilities – Accessibility and Cost-benefit
  Erika Dahlin, Monica Rydén
• Adaptation and validation of the modified KWAZO and EATS-2D instruments into Finnish circumstances
  Sirpa Ahtola, Ari Heinonen, Kari Haikonen, Heidi Anttila
• The Economics of One Person's AT System: First Findings
  Jane Bringolf, Ingrid Schraner
• Lack of Research-Based Standards for Accessible Housing: Problematization and Exemplification of Consequences
  T. Helle, Å. Brandt, B. Slaug, S. Iwarsson
• The Emergence of eAccessibility Policy and Legislation in Europe
  Erkki Kemppainen
• User costs in the field of assistive technology – results from a case study
  Peter Mindegaard
• Reconciling Government Policies and Programs with Public Expectations: The Case of Innovation in Assistive Technology
  Joseph P. Lane
• Mainstream adoption: assistive technology transfer's final hurdle
  Mark S. Hawley, Simon Brownsell
• Assistive technology: creating and working with a knowledge transfer community
  Helen Haigh, Gail Mountain, Peter Cudd
• Designing the marriage of Open Innovation and User Participation
  Peter Cudd, E.A. Draffan, Mike Wald, Steve Lee
• User Involvement in the Early Development of Assistive Technology Devices
  Zoë Clarke, Simon Judge, Nicola Heron, Joe Langley, Ian Hosking, Mark Hawley
• Knowledge Utility Results from Rigor in Methods and Relevance in Content
  Joseph P. Lane
• An experiment in online AT open innovation
  E.A. Draffan, Peter Cudd, Mike Wald, Seb Skuse, Steve Lee
• A cluster initiative to strengthen the assistive technology sector in San Sebastian, Spain
  Manuel Montejo, Igone Idigoras, Maite Ayestaran, Laida San Sebastian, Gerardo Zamora

• Chapter 4. Advanced Technologies
• Proposal for a Building Accessibility Service (BASE)
  Juan Carlos Garcia, Marta Marron, Paulo F. Amaral, Teodiano Bastos, Sira Palazuelos, Jose Luis Martin, David Gualda
• Simultaneous Execution of Voice Recognition Programs for Note Taking
  Hiroyuki Kawabe, Kimikazu Sugimori, Shuichi Seto, Yuko Shimomura
• Eye Size Recognition to Control AAC Devices for Persons with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
  Toshihiro Kawai, Hironobu Takahashi, Akira Kamimura, Yoshiaki Inoue, Shihong Lao, Hidehisa Oku
• UMCL Transcription Tools - Universal Maths Conversion Library
  Dominique Archambault, Franck Guyon
• Machine Learning Methods for Word Prediction in Brasilian Portuguese
  Sira E. Palazuelos-Cagigas, José L. Martín-Sánchez, Javier Macías-guarasa, Juan C. García-García, Daniel. C. Cavalieri, Teodiano F. Bastos-Filho, Mario Sarcinelli-Filho
• Development of Cursor Movement Control Software for People with Physical Disabilities
  Takashi Watanabe, Takuro Hatakeyama, Toshihiro Okuyama, Noriyuki Tejima
• Multi-modal interaction in AAL systems
  Valentina Bianchi, Ferdinando Grossi, Ilaria de Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
• Web-Enabled Home Assistive Tools
  Agostino Losardo, Valentina Bianchi, Ferdinando Grossi, Guido Matrella, Ilaria de Munari, Paolo Ciampolini
• Ambient Assisted Living User Interfaces
  Christopher Mayer, Martin Morandell, Sten Hanke, Jan Bobeth, Tanja Bosch, Sascha Fagel, Matti Groot, Kai Hackbarth, Walter Marschitz, Christian Schüler, Kees Tuinenbreijer
• Tangible interface for a rehabilitation of comprehension in aphasic patients
  Yves Rybarczyk, José Fonseca
• Development of an Assistive Home User Interface together with Older Users
  Katharina Werner, Johannes Oberzaucher, Paul Panek, Christian Beck, Peter Mayer
• Usability of Brain Computer Interfaces
  Emanuele Pasqualotto, Stefano Federici, Alessandro Simonetta, Marta Olivetti Belardinelli
• Eye-tracking assistive technology: is this effective for the developmental age? Evaluation of eye-tracking systems for children and adolescents with cerebral palsy
  Raffaela Amantis, Fabrizio Corradi, Anna Maria Molteni, Bruno Massara, Marco Orlandi, Stefano Federici, Marta Olivetti Belardinelli, Maria Laura Mele
• Contribution to the study of assisted interactions between an autistic child and a therapist by the way of a mobile robot in a play situation
  Ramia Etche Ogeli, Gilbert Pradel, Jean Pierre Malen
• Virtual robot and virtual environments for cognitive skills assessment
  Pedro Encarnação, Gonçalo Piedade, Al Cook, Kim Adams, Iolanda Gil, Catarina Maya, Luís Azevedo, Ana Rita Londral, Sara Rodrigues
• A Training Protocol for Controlling Lego Robots via Speech Generating Devices
  Kim Adams, Pedro Encarnação
• Learning Through Play With a Robot Companion
  Patrizia Marti, Iolanda Iacono
• Field-based Development of an Information Support Robot for Persons with Dementia
  Takenobu Inoue, Misato Nihei, Takuya Narita, Minoru Onoda, Rina Ishiwata, Ikuko Mamiya, Motoki Shino, Hiroaki Kojima, Shinichi Ohnaka, Yoshihiro Fujita, Minoru Kamata
• Tele-Operated Robots in Elderly Care at Home: A Survey on Needs and Perceptions of Elderly People and Caregivers
  Lucia Pigini, David Facal, Lorenzo Blasi, Renzo Andrich