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The Accessible Toilet Design Resource [PDF]
, 2007 This Accessible Toilet Design Resource has been produced from new primary research carried out within VivaCity 2020, a large university-based research consortium that is developing tools and resources to support the design of socially inclusive cities ...
Bichard, Jo-Anne +2 more
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Australian Journal of Social Issues, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In 2019, the Australian government established the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability (‘Disability Royal Commission’, DRC) to investigate widespread mistreatment of people with disability. Nearly 10,000 people with disability, their families and supporters engaged with the DRC.
Kate D'Cruz +7 more
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Enhancing Postural Monitoring in Wheelchair Users Through Context Classification
IEEE Transactions on Neural Systems and Rehabilitation EngineeringGlobally, the number of wheelchair users is steadily increasing. These people often adopt sitting patterns that reflect their functional status. Monitoring the user’s postural status can help users and healthcare professionals to treat them ...
Nerea Perez +3 more
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An examination of intelligent robotic wheelchairs enhancing mobility and autonomy for people with disabilities [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Electrical and Electronic EngineeringThis paper offers a comprehensive examination of smart robotic wheelchairs and their role in enhancing the mobility and independence of individuals with disabilities.
Sudipta Chatterjee +4 more
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Exploring the impact of wheelchair design on user function in a rural South African setting
African Journal of Disability, 2015 Background: Wheelchairs provide mobility that can enhance function and community integration. Function in a wheelchair is influenced by wheelchair design.
Surona Visagie +2 more
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British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, EarlyView.Introduction In recent years, the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare disease, has significantly progressed, improving patients' survival and overall quality of life. However, current SMA treatments are expensive, and some (nusinersen) are very inconvenient for patients.
Andrej Belančić +4 more
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A short curriculum of the robotics and technology of computer lab [PDF]
, 2016 Our research Lab is directed by Prof. Anton Civit. It is an interdisciplinary group of 23 researchers that carry out their teaching and researching labor at the Escuela Politécnica Superior (Higher Polytechnic School) and the Escuela de Ingeniería ...
Civit Balcells, Antón
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Policy Spandrels: How Design Decisions Can Open Up Spaces for Unintended Policy Change
European Policy Analysis, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This article introduces the concept of policy spandrels to make sense of public policies producing second‐order effects that are unintentional from the perspective of policy design and yet are fraught with consequences. By analogy with architectural spandrels—leftover spaces that can be used for unforeseen purposes—policy change can be enabled
Martino Maggetti
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Deep Detection of People and their Mobility Aids for a Hospital Robot
, 2017 Robots operating in populated environments encounter many different types of people, some of whom might have an advanced need for cautious interaction, because of physical impairments or their advanced age.
Burgard, Wolfram +3 more
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Evaluation of Pediatric Manual Wheelchair Mobility Using Advanced Biomechanical Methods [PDF]
, 2015 There is minimal research of upper extremity joint dynamics during pediatric wheelchair mobility despite the large number of children using manual wheelchairs.
Aurit, Christine M. +7 more
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