Communication and Information Technology has been used to support
older and disabled people for over thirty years and there have been
many successes in this field. Until recently, research has largely
concentrated on people with physical or sensory dysfunction;
computer technology has been increasingly used to support cognitive
activities in able bodied people but its use to support people with
disabilities has not had much widespread recognition. Yet
well-designed C and IT systems have great potential to enhance the
quality of life and independence of people with cognitive
dysfunction, by: enabling them to retain a higher level of
independence and control over their lives, providing appropriate
levels of monitoring and supervision of 'at risk' people, without
violating privacy, keeping people intellectually and physically
active, and providing communications methods to reduce social
isolation.
This special issue of "Neuropsychological Rehabilitation"
recognises the potential of information technology to provide
support for people with cognitive dysfunction, including the use of
computers to provide traditional prostheses, albeit within the
cognitive domain. The selection of papers in this issue shows that
the help and support available can be far more than the 'artificial
replacement of part of the body' (the literal definition of
prosthesis) and can include techniques to provide lifestyle support
for people who would not be thought of as requiring 'prosthetic
support'.
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