Challenges for Assistive Technology: AAATE 2007, Volume 20 Assistive Technology Research Series (Assistive Technology Research)

Title page......Page 2
Preface......Page 6
Contents......Page 10
Keynotes......Page 26
Ageing, Disability and Technology......Page 28
The Potential of Technology to Improve Quality of Life......Page 33
Biomechanical Analysis as a Model for Functional Assessment......Page 40
Past, Present and Future of Assistive Technology......Page 45
Hardware and Control Systems......Page 52
Design and Development of a New Electrical Powered Indoor-Outdoor Wheelchair......Page 54
Independently Accessible Mounting and Positioning Technology......Page 60
Development of Intelligent Wheelchairs for Persons with Severe Disability - What I Can Do Is Beautiful -......Page 65
Proposal of Force Detecting Interface Using Physical Terminal Function of Muscular Dystrophy Patients for Operating Electric Wheelchair......Page 71
Automatic Kerb Detection for Assistance in Navigation......Page 78
Development of the Vibration Absorption Caster for Wheelchair - The Effect of Vibration Absorption and Endurance -......Page 83
Evaluation and Training......Page 88
Manual Wheelchair User's Accessibility Between Platforms and Trains and Development of the Wheelchair Assistive Device for Boarding Trains......Page 90
The Method of Estimating the Ability of the Wheelchair Users to Run the Electric Wheelchair......Page 95
The Wheelchair Skills Program: Relevance to the European Setting......Page 100
Proposition of a New Mobility Aid for Older Persons - Reducing Psychological Conflict Associated with the Use of Assistive Technologies -......Page 105
Reliability Test-Retest of the Nordic Assisted Mobility Evaluation (NAME 1.0)......Page 110
Smart Homes......Page 114
Designing a Demonstrative Smart Home Environment in Slovenia for People with Disabilities and Elderly......Page 116
The Centro-H Smart Homes, a Point of Convergence Between Technology and Social Sciences......Page 121
Towards a Virtual Environment for the Design, Validation and Exploitation of an Adapted Living Area......Page 126
Accessible Home Automation: Concept and Examples......Page 131
Safer with Personal Alarm Plus......Page 139
Feasibility and Usability Study of Ambient Intelligence for Ageing Adults in Slovakia......Page 144
Implementation of Domotics; Analysis of Projects in the Netherlands......Page 149
Accessible Environment......Page 154
New Technologies to Support the Integration of People with Disabilities in the Workplace......Page 156
Ergonomic Adaptation of Workplaces for People with Disabilities: Methodology and Examples......Page 161
Virtual Reality: A Tool for the Disabled People Labour Integration......Page 166
PARKDIFU. A Project Example of Application of Integral Accessibility Concepts in Playgrounds......Page 171
Some Organisational and Social Preconditions for Successful Implementation of Enabling Technology......Page 176
Assistive Technology for Independence......Page 182
Enhanced TV for the Promotion of Active Ageing......Page 184
Technological Assistance Tool Development for Elderly's Autonomy Enhancing: Adimen......Page 189
Behaviour Pattern Based Safety Assistant for the Elderly......Page 195
Early Signs for Assistive Technology Intervention for Stair Climbing in Older People......Page 200
An OSGi Based Framework for a Day Structuring Tool in an Assistive Home Environment......Page 205
Needs and Usability......Page 210
Assistive Technology for the Elderly: The HomeCare Hub Concept - User Needs Analysis......Page 212
Usability Characteristics Associated with Ageing......Page 218
Prehension Movement Evaluation of Elderly People for Assistive Technology......Page 223
The Needs and Expectations of Ageing Citizens - A Potential for Mobile Terminal Developers and Service Providers......Page 228
A Social-Audit of Assistive Technology for Older Adults in Ireland......Page 233
Dementia......Page 240
Health Related Quality of Life in Dementia as Effect Measure of AT Interventions - Methodological Aspects......Page 242
What is Evidence?......Page 247
How Cognitive Assistive Technology Can Be Useful for and a Benefit to Persons with Dementia in Their Daily Living. Guidelines for Service Delivery of Cognitive Assistive Technology to Persons with Dementia......Page 252
Old People Living at Home with Acquired Cognitive Impairment Supported by Assistive Technology. Cost-Benefit Studies......Page 258
Assistive Technology Supporting People with Dementia......Page 263
The Alzheimer Avatar - Caregivers' Faces Used as GUI Component......Page 268
Standardization and Computerization of the Clock Drawing Test......Page 273
Technology and the Needs of People with Dementia: A Literature Review......Page 279
Hearing Impairment......Page 284
Collaboration Between Linguistics and Engineering in Generating Animation of Japanese Sign Language: The Development of sIGNDEX Vol.3......Page 286
An Avatar Based Approach for Automatic Interpretation of Text to Sign Language......Page 291
Voice Internet - A Simple and Practical Way to Provide Internet to Everyone......Page 296
"Non-Speech'' Sounds Classification for People with Hearing Disabilities......Page 301
Temporal Features of Sign Language Elucidated Through Analysis of Shadowing......Page 306
Automatic Speech Recognition for Live TV Subtitling for Hearing-Impaired People......Page 311
Comparison of Five Technologies Supporting Telecommunication Between Deaf Persons Using Sign Language......Page 317
Visual Impairment......Page 322
Access to Information for People Who Cannot See: New Perspectives......Page 324
AScience: A Thematic Network on Access to Scientific University Courses by Visually Impaired Students......Page 329
Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Descriptive Audio for Aquariums......Page 335
Combining Sensorial Modalities in Haptic Navigation Tasks for Blind People......Page 340
Electronic Display Panel Mobile Reader......Page 345
Measurement of Luminance Contrast Sensitivity of Persons with Low Visual Capability in Order to Secure the Visibility of Tactile Walking Surface Indicators......Page 351
The Importance of Measuring Medical and Psychological Characteristics in Visibility Measurement of Persons with Low Visual Capability......Page 356
Directing Characteristics of Infra-Red Handheld Device Toward Target by Persons with Visual Impairment......Page 361
Guiding Property of Audible Traffic Signals Using Parametric Speakers......Page 366
Mathematical Working Environment (MAWEN)......Page 371
A Walking Assistive Device for the Blind: Proposition of a New Device and Fundamental Techniques......Page 376
Alternative and Augmentative Communication......Page 380
Pseudo-Pitch and Distorted Words: An Interface Modality for Dysarthric Users......Page 382
Challenges in Developing a Voice Input Voice Output Communication Aid for People with Severe Dysarthria......Page 388
Application for Computer-Assisted Emergent Language Intervention......Page 393
Could Persistent Developmental Stuttering (PDS) Be Treated with an Adaptive Altered Auditory Feedback (AAAF) Device Based on a Multimodal Intelligent Monitor?......Page 398
FastType, a Word Predictor for Inflected Languages: Syntactic Prediction Features and User-Centric Interface......Page 403
COMPORTA: A Portable and Accessible Communicator......Page 408
Functional Rehabilitation......Page 416
A Virtual Reality System for Motor and Cognitive Neurorehabilitation......Page 418
A Platform to Study Human-Machine Biomechanical Interaction During Gait......Page 423
Assistive Equipment's Role in Increasing Functional Capacity: A Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Workshop......Page 428
Development of the Rehabilitation System Using Haptic Device......Page 434
Virtual Instrument Control for Music Therapy......Page 439
Exoskeleton Design for Functional Rehabilitation in Patients with Neurological Disorders and Stroke......Page 445
Biomechanics......Page 452
Determination of Simulation Patterns of Cervical Pain from Kinematical Parameters of Movement......Page 454
New Transfer Patterns Supporting Autonomous Mobility of SCI Patients......Page 459
Parameter Acquisition for Gait Analysis in Rehabilitation Based on a Self-Adjustable Speed Treadmill......Page 464
The Measurement Technique of AFO (Ankle-Foot Orthosis) Fitting for More Comfortable......Page 470
Assistive Technology for Support and Care......Page 476
An Investigation of Barriers to, and Facilitators of, the Use of Hospital Beds in the Prevention of Pressure Sores......Page 478
The Use of Night Time Postural Management Equipment: A Survey of UK Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists......Page 483
Assistive Technology in Education......Page 488
Using Assistive Technology with the Reluctant Graduate Student......Page 490
ICT and Inclusive Education in Primary School - Pupils with Motor Disabilities......Page 494
Multimedia System for Accessible Distant Education......Page 499
The ILT Project and Universal Design for Learning......Page 503
Seamless Incorporation of AT into Student Support Needs......Page 508
Eminus - Vocational Rehabilitation on a Distance......Page 514
New Technologies and Specific Diseases of Learning: Development of the Emotional and Scholastic Competency in Consequence of the Use of Compensative Software......Page 519
LinguaBytes: An Interactive, Tangible Play and Learning Device to Enhance Early Language and Literacy Development for Young Children with Multiple Disabilities......Page 524
Assistive Robotics......Page 528
Critical Factors Involved in Using Interactive Robots for Play Activities of Children with Disabilities......Page 530
Evaluation of a Mobile Manipulator Arm by Disabled People......Page 535
User Involvement in IROMEC: Robot Development for Children with Disabilities......Page 540
MOVEMENT - A Modular Approach for an Assistive Robot System for Supporting Disabled and Elderly Persons......Page 545
How to Transform an Upper Limb Prosthetic Arm in a Wheelchair Arm......Page 550
Preliminary Design of an Upper Limb IAD (Intelligent Assist Device)......Page 555
Development of a Localization Method for an Indoor Mobile Robot......Page 560
Prosthetics......Page 566
Design and Implementation of Haptic Based Artificial Hand Mode (AHM) Based on Virtual Reality Interface of DHM System......Page 568
Modelling and Simulation of 6DOF Grasping Myoelectric Artificial Hand Mode (AHM) Based on Anatomical Model of Phalanx-Model......Page 573
Perceptual Feedback of Grasping Forces to Prosthetic Hand Users......Page 578
Bioprosthesis Control: Human-Machine Interaction Problem......Page 583
EMG and MMG Signal Fusion for Dexterous Hand Prosthesis Control......Page 586
Service Delivery......Page 592
Review: Assistive Technology for the Benefit of Users and Carers......Page 594
Flexible Responses Within Rigid Systems: AT Assessment & Acquisition in Ireland & US......Page 598
The DAT Service, an Integrated Approach to Improve Independence at Home......Page 604
Corte Roncati: An Example of Innovation in AT Service Delivery and Inclusive Building......Page 609
The Availability of Assistive Technology and the Related Services in Central Hospitals in Finland......Page 614
An Approach for the Provision of Assistive Technology for People with Intellectual Disabilities......Page 618
Quality of Life, Accessibility and Liveable Home Environments: A Recent Service Delivery Initiative in Emilia Romagna......Page 623
Ethical Issues......Page 628
Who Determines the Ethics of AT Research?......Page 630
Ethics and Assistive Technology Development - Project Workers' Experiences with Continuous Ethical Review......Page 635
Privacy Matters and Functionality in Ambient Supportive Technologies; Mobile Telephone Tased Activity Monitoring Systems......Page 640
Education in AT......Page 646
Guidelines for Lifelong Learning in AT......Page 648
MSc in Assistive Technology at King's College London: 1999-2007......Page 653
Education and Training in Assistive Technology in Slovakia......Page 658
New Assistive Technology Initiatives......Page 664
A Novel Model in Assistive Technology......Page 666
GOMS Models to Evaluate the Quality of an User Interface for Disabled Users......Page 671
Domotics, Robotics and Remote-Assistance for All......Page 676
Assistive Technology Outcomes......Page 680
Cost of Individual Assistive Technology Programme: A Population Study......Page 682
Profile and Development Prospects of Assistive Technology Centres in Italy......Page 687
Working with Market Forces, Increasing Awareness of Assistive Technology to a New Audience, the LifeTec Queensland Story......Page 692
Two Drops of Self-Efficacy of Wheelchair Users: Is the Manual Wheelchair Necessary for Muscular Dystrophy Patients?......Page 696
A Lifetime AT Outcome Measurement Scale: The Impact of a Computer for People with Muscular Dystrophy......Page 701
The Role of Accessibility and Assistive Technology in Remodelled Extra Care Housing: 10 Case Studies in the UK......Page 706
Evidence Based Introduction of AT - A Disaster or a Winning Concept?......Page 711
Cost-Effectiveness of Four-Wheeled Walkers......Page 716
Systematic Review of Mobility Devices Outcomes......Page 721
Assistive Technology in Australia: Economic Analyses from a User Standpoint - Methodological Implications......Page 725
Mobile Technology......Page 730
MAPPED: A Portable and Accessible Journey Planner for Wheelchair Users in Urban Environments......Page 732
Helpiphone: A Successful Case of Technology Transfer......Page 740
Personal Health Monitoring System (PHS) for Patients with Long Term Conditions......Page 745
SensorPhone: Mobile Telephone Based Activity Monitoring System......Page 750
The Personal Electronic Healthcare Record......Page 755
Design of a Temperature Wireless Sensor for Human Body for Medical Applications......Page 760
Remote Services......Page 766
An "Assistance Over IP'' Network for Monitoring and Support of Daily Living Activities......Page 768
Online Advocacy - User Experience and Evaluation......Page 773
The ARTEMIS System: Implementing Remote Assessment for the AT Needs of End Users......Page 778
ENABLE - A Wrist Worn Device with Integrated Accessible Services to Support Old People Living Independently and Safely at Home......Page 783
Evaluation of a System to Deliver Remote Support to Users of PC Based Assistive Technology Products......Page 788
The Development and Implementation of Care at a Distance by Means of Video Communication......Page 793
Product and Environment Accessibility......Page 798
The Importance of the Inclusion of Integral Accessibility Concepts in Leisure Areas and Playgrounds......Page 800
Strategies for Adapting Mobile Phone Devices for Use by Disabled People......Page 805
Intergram, an User-Centered Design Process......Page 811
Tic Tac Toe - Mainstream Games Accessibility: Guidelines and Examples......Page 816
Universal Design Guideline to Accommodate Disabled Occupants......Page 821
Accessible Card Games for Visually Impaired Players......Page 827
User Involvement......Page 832
User and Carer Involvement in the Development of Assistive Technology for People with Dementia......Page 834
The Users' Role in ATM Evaluation Methodology......Page 840
Towards a Living Lab for Old People and Their Carers as Co-Creators of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) Technologies and Applications......Page 846
User Requirements as Crucial Determinants for the Development of New Technological Solutions in Elderly Care - Exemplified in an European Project......Page 851
Users' Information Needs in Accessible Public Transport......Page 856
Computer Access......Page 862
Evaluating Accessibility of Educational Software: The Proposal of the Italian GLIC Study Group......Page 864
Accessibility of Educational Software: From the Technical to the User's Point of View......Page 869
Accessibility Interface for Video Games......Page 875
Investigation of Navigation Routes of Avarage Children and Those with Mild Intellectual Disabilities......Page 880
Validity of Fitts'Law for Disabled Motor People......Page 885
NavigAbile: Services and Methodologies for Internet Exploitation by People with Communicational and Cognitive Disabilities......Page 890
Human Machine Interaction......Page 896
Performance Comparison of Different Scanning Systems Using a Simulator......Page 898
Control of 2DOF Periferal Devices by Means of Intuitive and Ergonomic Head Movements......Page 903
The Web as an Interface for Universal Users and an Ideal Tool for Accessible Interaction with Different Environments......Page 909
Control of a Two-Axis Artificial Limb by Means of a Pulse Width Modulated Brain Switch......Page 913
The Effect of an Avatar in Natural Interaction......Page 918
Improving Communication and Information Accessibility Using Avatar Technologies......Page 923
Web Accessibility......Page 930
A Web Site Migration Support Tool to Reach European Accessibility Standards......Page 932
Accessibility of Portuguese Public Universities' Sites......Page 937
Combining Empirical and Theoretical Methods to Enhance Large Scale Web Accessibility Monitoring Results......Page 942
Accessibility of Business Web Applications......Page 947
Are the WEB Sites Barrier-Free, if They Are Not, How Many of the Sites Are Barrier Free?......Page 952
PISTA ACCESIBILIDAD, an Online Tool for Accesibility Evaluation of Web Portals......Page 958
How Web Accessibility Guidelines Apply to Design for the Ageing Population......Page 962
Author Index......Page 968