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Design for (every)one: co-creation as a bridge between universal design and rehabilitation engineering [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper the authors describe a general framework for co-designing assistive devices in a horizontal user innovation network [1] by and for disabled users.
De Couvreur, Lieven, Goossens, Richard
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How Supply Networks Influence Sustainable Innovation: Evidence From Ghana's Public Works Procurement

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Recent environmental and sustainability standards in procurement increase short‐term production and operational costs to suppliers, which are often recouped by charging price premiums for innovative solutions. However, public buyers are less likely to pay such price premiums, resulting in a disincentive among suppliers to bid for innovation ...
Peter Adjei‐Bamfo, Hadrian Geri Djajadikerta, Kerry Brown, Ferry Jie, Reza Kiani Mavi, Alain Neher   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assistive Technologies for Communication and Information

Advances in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 2005
Information and communication technologies (ICT) affect all aspects of life, in the time of technical progress there are also special assistive devices developed that makes the daily life easier.
Dusan Simsik, Alena Galajdova, Zlatica Dolna   +2 more
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Designing a robotic smart home for everyone, especially the elderly and people with disabilities

Fujita Medical Journal, 2019
We initiated the Robotic Smart Home (RSH) project to develop a comfortable, safe home environment for all people, including the elderly and individuals with disabilities.
Shigeo Tanabe, Eiichi Saitoh, Soichiro Koyama, Kei Kiyono, Tsuyoshi Tatemoto, Nobuhiro Kumazawa, Hitoshi Kagaya, Yohei Otaka, Masahiko Mukaino, Akira Tsuzuki, Hirofumi Ota, Satoshi Hirano, Yoshikiyo Kanada   +12 more
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A new multisensor software architecture for movement detection: Preliminary study with people with cerebral palsy [PDF]

, 2017
A five-layered software architecture translating movements into mouse clicks has been developed and tested on an Arduino platform with two different sensors: accelerometer and flex sensor. The archi-tecture comprises low-pass and derivative filters, an
Guerrero, Jaime, Gómez González, Isabel María, Merino Monge, Manuel, Molina Cantero, Alberto Jesús   +3 more
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Communication of Business‐Nonprofit Collaborations and Environmental Legitimacy: Exploratory Insights From Italian Firms

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Collaborations with nonprofits can enhance firms' legitimacy, yet the relationship between their communication and corporate environmental legitimacy remains poorly understood. Furthermore, research lacks an analysis of the communication of business‐nonprofit collaborations through multiple actors' perspectives.
Andrea Rizzuni, Daniel Lundgaard, Maria Alejandra Torres‐Cuello, Steen Vallentin   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Assistive Technology: Use and Service Delivery

Iranian Rehabilitation Journal, 2010
As individuals with long-term disabilities and other older adults face declines in health and function, there is a greater need for assistive technology (AT) or assistive devices and environmental interventions (EI) to help them maintain their ...
Roya Ghasemzadeh, Mohamamd Kamali
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Understanding Engagement Experiences in an Adapted Digital Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Lower‐Income Adults With Eating Disorders With Binge Eating and/or Purging: A Qualitative Analysis of Barriers and Facilitators

International Journal of Eating Disorders, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective This study explored the experiences of lower‐income adults in accessing and engaging with an adapted digital guided self‐help cognitive behavioral intervention for binge and/or purge‐type eating disorders. This study sought to inform future adaptation of evidence‐based eating disorder interventions to improve accessibility ...
Kimberly Yu, Siena Vendlinski, Hannah Beck, Nancy Jacquelyn Pérez‐Flores, Catherine R. Drury, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons‐Craft, Erin C. Accurso   +6 more
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Understanding Intellectual Disability: A Study with Special Focus on Role of Technology in Enhancing Independence for People with Intellectual Disability and Importance of Parents’ Counselling.

International Journal For Multidisciplinary Research
Intellectual disability presents unique challenges for individuals and their families, necessitating comprehensive approaches for support and empowerment. This paper explores the multifaceted aspects of intellectual disability, with a special emphasis on
Rajesh Punjaji Gawali
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Digital Rights Activism in Multilevel Governance

European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Multilevel governance (MLG) without a clear hierarchical structure can create power imbalances among various actors, particularly in settings with overlapping jurisdictions and policy areas. This dynamic is especially pronounced in Internet governance, which faces a complex interplay of domestic laws, state interdependence, and heightened ...
Alison Harcourt
wiley   +1 more source