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This paper presented the design of a wearable EEG-based control network and emergency medical assistance system which works and is now under test by volunteers. The system can detect the user's blink control signal, heart rates and brain signal, etc. A new scheme to control the device for disabilities was proposed in the paper. A DSP was used to calculate and process these data which can also send...
Nowadays more than a billion people with various disabilities face barriers in inclusion. ICT-based assistive solutions are high-tech approach for overcoming those barriers. While ICT devices become more and more available and affordable, as well as ICT-based assistive solution more and more numerous, the systematic solution which would enable people with disabilities to search for appropriate ICT-based...
Technology is a major factor in allowing the elderly and those with disabilities to live independently. This year's International Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas introduced some new products that are pushing the boundaries of assisted living.
Disability and poverty are linked in a vicious cycle in the developing world. With limited access to healthcare resources, the disabled population often lacks necessary diagnosis, treatment, and medication. They experience stigma and neglect within their communities. With severely limited healthcare and education for disabilities, both the disabled population and the community remain unaware of not...
Accessibility of web content plays an important role for people with disabilities in the same manner as for all other people. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has published the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.0 (WCAG 2.0). To reach the goal of accessible Web content for all people, including people with disabilities the Web content has to satisfy the success criteria. The W3C organized a...
A novel, community-based course was created through collaboration between the School of Engineering and the Physical Therapy program at the University of North Florida. This course offers a hands-on, interdisciplinary training experience for undergraduate engineering students through team-based design projects where engineering students are partnered with physical therapy students. Students learn...
In the field of Ambient Assisted Living a limited amount of research aims at supporting caregivers that work with people with disabilities in assisted living facilities (ALFs). In fact, research activities on healthcare support systems in AAL mainly focus on improving the quality of life for people in their own homes or supporting nurses and doctors in hospitals. This paper explores and applies the...
We introduce the design and preliminary implementation of low-cost brain-computer interface (BCI) to enable movement of a rolling robot. This system will accept and execute basic commands that are generated from three brain condition normal, relax, or happy. The brain condition is determined by brainwaves known as alpha, beta, and gamma waves. The brainwaves are detected using Mindflex, connected...
The Open Educational Resources (OER) initiative is being promoted by governments and organizations related to education around the world in order to improve and equalize access to quality educational content to all people. OER are digital contents for teaching-learning purpose available through websites, released under an open intellectual property license to allow their free use for self-learners...
Advancements in human computer interaction (HCI), and information and communication technology (ICT) resulted in developing of various assistive technologies especially for People with Disabilities (PWD). There are many assistive technologies and applications available these days. However, most of the available solutions focus on a particular type of impairment, and very few of these solutions focused...
Demographically, the general tendency is the aging of population. The number of individuals over 65 years old increases, to the detriment of 15–24 years old people, and has relatively close values with 50–64 years old people. The purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of autonomy and independence in movement, and also the possibility to increase the quality of life for over 65 years'...
Widening participation in higher education has become a major concern for many higher education institutions in order to redress the imbalance that has be created where specific groups in society have over time become underrepresented within higher education. To redress this imbalance, higher education institutions need to set-up and maintain supports to attract more students from these underrepresented...
Remote laboratories have developed to an extent that they are now regularly used in the teaching and learning of the STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) subjects within higher education institutions. The available resources of these remote laboratories and the user experience are usually designed with ease of access for students who do not have a disability - either a mental impairment...
A growing number of students with special needs have been attending engineering programmes at our university, the Technical University of Denmark (DTU). This is a general tendency, which has been observed in all higher educational institutions in Denmark, like vocational schools, colleges and universities. The situation seems to be the same in many other European countries, however there are different...
In this paper, consideration is given to accessibility aspects for students with disabilities in electrical and information engineering laboratories who have limited mobility and who would need to access physical electronic and computer engineering laboratories. Specific consideration is given to the use of remote laboratories which are real experiments that are accessed remotely by a user via an...
The paper provides insight into the higher education of students with special needs in the field of Electrical and Information Engineering (EIE) in Slovakia. The paper provides information on current legislation in the Act on Higher Education in Slovakia relating to students with special needs. It further discusses the categorization of the disability types that are considered in the Slovak higher...
Objections to the use of assistive technologies (such as prosthesis) in elite sports are generally raised when the technology in question is perceived to afford the user a potentially “unfair advantage,” when it is perceived as a threat to the purity of the sport, and/or when it is perceived as a precursor to a slippery slope toward undesirable changes in the sport. These objections rely on being...
Education programmes developed within higher education institutions (HEIs) follow a sequence of student activities from first to final year of study and provide the students with a range of appropriate experiences. The structure of the programme is carefully created to provide the students with a suitable education experience in their chosen domain of expertise. The programmes developed need to have...
This paper considers the design and development of a virtual reality system that aids in vocational rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. The system focuses on three types of disabilities: autism spectrum disorder, traumatic brain injury, and severe mobility impairment. The system allows job trainers to rapidly assess the capabilities of individuals with disabilities, detect the most suitable...
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