HEAT – The Home and Electronic Assistive Technology, 16-17th March 2004 Huntingdon Room, King’s Manor, University of York.
INTRODUCTION: The Focus of the Workshop – Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT)can support people with disabilities and the elderly to increase their independence and quality of life, but to do so it must be dependable. It must do exactly what it is supposed to do every time it is called upon. It must be designed and installed sympathetically so that it is actually used, and it must answer the real needs and wishes of its users.
The HEAT workshop provides a forum for discussion and debate on issues of dependability as they apply to the different types of EAT in the home:
- standard assistive devices to support mobility and sensory disabilities;
- one-off systems designed to meet specific needs, and
- systems of interconnected devices such as care alarms, telecare and ‘smart’ homes.
The workshop will be relevant to a wide range of people who have contact with, or use EAT:
- older people and their representatives;
- carers;
- social services department;
- occupational therapists;
- health trusts
- community equipment stores and ICES;
- researchers.
To accommodate this wide range of views the HEAT workshop will have two interconnected threads: the first focuses on the practical, hands-on issues of EAT, dependability and the home; the second focuses on more academic research investigations within theses areas… CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO
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