Supporting Dementia using Assistive Technology
Getting out and about: Encouraging people with Dementia to use assistive technology to help them remain active - Nada Savitch, Innovations in Dementia CIC
Supporting people with Dementia during night time - Maurice Mulvenna, University of Ulster
Enabling people with Dementia to take park in virtual visits: Findings from early trials - Hazel Boyd, Bath Institute of Medical Engineering
User Centred Design
Designing ambient user interfaces to support independent living for the elderly, disabled and cognitively impaired - Rich Picking, Glyndwr University
The participatory design of a talking photo album for adults with complex communication needs - Suzanne Prior, University of Dundee
Access
The AGEIS Open Source project: 3rd generation accessibility - David Colven, The ACE Centre Advisory Trust
Next generation services for older and disabled people, summary of research for Ofcom's advisory committee on older & disabled people - Jonathan Freeman, i2 Media Research Limited
User Involvement
Collaborative working towards a new paediatric transport chair - Zoe Robertson, Barnsley Assistive Technology Team, Alexandra Knight, Frazer-Nash Consultancy
Attendant propulsion of wheelchairs: Is there a difference between the 8L and 9L? - Catherine Holloway, University College London
GAS goal setting in EAT - Gary Derwent, The Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Supporting Stroke using Assistive Technology
Read-right: Web-based therapy for patients with hemianopic alexia - Maurice Brown, UCL
Assisted Living Support
Safe driving for older people: How in-vehicle technology can keep people on the road - Simon Edwards, Newcastle University
Devices
Tackling ageing continence through theory tools and technology (TACT3) assistive technology development for continence pad users - Eleanor van den Heuvel, Brunel University
Electronic aids for speech restoration: Reconstructing speech - James Gilbert, University of Hull Robin Hofe, University of Sheffield
Workshop 1
"It does what it says on the tin" fostering consumer confidence in AT - Maggie Winchcombe, Years Ahead
Commercial Presentations
Novel interaction techniques for on-screen keyboards - Alasdair King, Claro Software
User Centred Design 2
How can we ensure that usability improves with the next generation of AT products - Sean Loughran, Enable Ireland
Ambient Assisted Living
A behaviour monitoring system for the elderly using a hidden Markov Model and Fuzzy Logic - Jonathan Winkley, University of Bradford
Detecting and tracking behavioural patterns through personalised ambient monitoring - James Amor, University of Southampton
Trajectory-based ambient assistive care for elders - Andrew Hunter, University of Lincoln Kofi Appiah, University of Lincoln
Accessibility
Enabling families to give informed consent where young children are using eye gaze technology - Ladan Najafi, Chailey Heritage Clinical Services
Workshop 2
Project REALISE: Open development/innovation - E A Draffan, University of Southampton
Case Studies
Evolving assistive technology provision during neurological rehabilitation for locked-in syndrome: A case study - Jane Bache, Royal Hospital for Neuro-disability
Restraint in a wheelchair for challenging users: Some case studies - Neil Gregory, Westmarc
"The computer says no!" A multi-disciplinary approach to finding solutions - Paul Doyle, Hereward College
Telecare
European perspectives on telehealth and telecare - Malcolm Fisk, HDTI
Services
Telecommunications in AT assessment, support and training - Sean Loughran, Enable Ireland
Developing the AT workforce: Needs and training requirements of staff - Gillian Ward, Coventry University
Preventative Maintenance - Lisa Price, South Birmingham Primary Care Trust