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Record Nr.

UNINA9910815236103321

Titolo

Aging, disability and independence : selected papers from the 4th International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (2008) / / edited by William C. Mann

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsteerdam, : IOS Press, c2008

ISBN

6612070498

1-282-07049-5

9786612070495

1-4416-0540-1

600-00-1243-8

1-60750-365-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (228 p.)

Collana

Assistive technology research series, , 1383-813X ; ; v. 22

Altri autori (Persone)

MannWilliam C (William Charles)

Disciplina

3624084/6

Soggetti

Autonomy (Psychology) in old age

Older people with disabilities

Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Technology and older people

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Title page; Preface; Contents; Housing in Response to the Human Life Cycle; Housing for an Ageing Society: Adapting Housing Design Toward Universality is the Minimum Requirement for Inclusion; Accessible Design Practices and Informal Learning Environments; An Integrated Structure of Intelligent Techniques for Enhancing Easy Controllability of Service Robots; It's all about the Information: The Role of Informatics in Telecare; The RoboCare Project: The User's View; Living Labs: Helping to Meet the Needs of Ageing People?

Multidisciplinary Generation of Car Design Requirements for Older Drivers: A Functional AnalysisAccommodations for Mobility In The Workplace: A Comparison of Workers with And Without Wheeled Mobility Devices; Aging Educators with Disabilities: Experiences with Accommodations; Working Posture Preferences for Elderly Computer Operators with Low Back Pain; Policy Change and the Accommodating



Workplace: Issues, Barriers, and Opportunities; Competitive Enablement: A Consumer-Oriented Approach to Device Selection in Device-assisted Vision Rehabilitation; New Approach to Ultrasonic Urine Sensor

Closed-Captions for Viewers with Low Vision Caption Speed and New Tools

Sommario/riassunto

Includes 15 papers submitted for the Fourth International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence (ICADI). This publication focuses on aging and disability-related services, and research development and policy. It is suitable for research and development personnel, practitioners/service providers, policymakers, and consumers.