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Technology and Aging - Selected Papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging (Hardcover, New)
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Technology and Aging - Selected Papers from the 2007 International Conference on Technology and Aging (Hardcover, New)
Series: Assistive Technology Research Series, v. 21
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This publication presents articles on Aging-in-Place, Assistive
Technology, Monitoring and Telehealth, Transportation and Mobility,
and Design. The section on assistive technology (AT) represents
arguably the most mature and generic aspect of technology and
aging; except that AT can hardly be regarded really as a specific
discipline any longer. Assistive devices and systems command an
expansive gamut of technological and engineering specialties,
drawing upon mechanical engineering and industrial design at one
end of the field and cybernetic systems engineering and
brain-computer user interfaces at the other. The largest section in
the book, on monitoring and telehealth, reveals novel applications
of advanced pattern recognition techniques, some of which have, up
to now, found roles primarily in the military, process engineering,
and financial sectors. Transportation and mobility still represents
by far the largest and most commercially lucrative market segment
of technology for seniors. There is however a clear trend towards
synthesis of information and communication technologies (ICT) and
mobility technologies, which is embodied in the latest developments
of automatic collision avoidance and full or semi-autonomous
navigation functions in powered mobility devices. The last section
is dedicated to design issues. It is proposed that designing for
the special needs market before making a design as inclusive as
possible to the mainstream market is a viable alternative to the
currently accepted notion of inclusive design, provided that
aesthetics are appropriately addressed. To conclude, we see a
social shift from institutional to home-based care, in which
information communication technology based solutions now afford the
possibility of aging-in-place for the many thousands of people
having mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
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