Books in the Assistive Technology Research Series series

The goal of the 7th International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics is to close the gap between high technology and accessibility for people having lost their independence due to the loss of physical and/or cognitive capabilities.

Reports on the second congress organised by TIDE, Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People, a Community Programme dealing with subjects that were part of the European Union's Fourth Framework Programme of research technological development and demonstrations.

Information on the transportation tools used and the prevalence of typical problems associated with out-of-home mobility. This book analyses the impact of health, social networks, home environments, psychological aspects on the mobility and activities of older people, differences between urban and non-urban areas, and age and gender differences.

Presents the approaches and technical solutions in the area of smart home, health telematics, and enabling technologies. This book delves into the user perspective to ascertain real needs, explores the enabling technology, looks at the realization of smart homes and addresses to deliver services to persons with disabilities and elderly people.

Presents articles on Aging-in-Place, Assistive Technology, Monitoring and Telehealth, Transportation and Mobility, and Design. This book includes a section on monitoring and telehealth, that reveals applications of advanced pattern recognition techniques, some of which have found roles in the military, process engineering, and financial sectors.

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies (IPTS) carries out research in the field of ageing, with a focus on the role that Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) can play to promote Active Ageing. This book attempts to reflect aspects of the contribution ICT can make to quality of life for older citizens in Europe.

An anthology that answers a need to understand design that supports the daily life of people with dementia. It intends to support the research and development around the topic of dementia in older people, which has stressed innovation, participation in the design process, as well as technical competence and the physical environment.

This work reports on the third congress organized by TIDE (Technology Initiative for the integration of Disabled and Elderly people). This publication covers: accessibility and design for all; users and user empowerment and involvement; and assistive technology research and development.