Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 2 Issue 2

Editorial

Chris Abbott

Introduction to RAatE

Donna Cowan

Two case studies describing assessment and provision of eye gaze technology for people with severe physical disabilities

Ladan Najafi, Marcus Friday, Zoe Robertson

Eye gaze technology may be beneficial for individuals with little or no movement of their limbs. Examples of such users are those who have suffered brainstem stroke, MS or…

Evaluation of an assisted‐living smart home for someone with dementia

Roger Orpwood, Tim Adlam, Nina Evans, James Chadd, David Self

This paper presents the results of a study evaluating a complete autonomous smart home installation in an apartment in a care home, and the impact it had on the behaviour and…

Simulating naturalistic instruction: the case for a voice mediated interface for assistive technology for cognition

Brian O'Neill, Alex Gillespie

A variety of brain pathologies can result in difficulties performing complex behavioural sequences. Assistive technology for cognition (ATC) attempts support of complex sequences…

Controlling wheelchair direction on slopes

Martin Langner, David Sanders

Simple and affordable systems are described to assist wheelchair users in steering their wheelchairs across sloping ground. The systems can be attached to many standard powered…

Accessing properties for the delivery of telecare services in an emergency

Kevin Doughty, Keith Cameron

As telecare systems replace traditional social alarms, service providers must change their operating procedures to deal with increasing numbers of people who need emergency…

An evaluation of Lincolnshire's telecare service

Alex Newton, Deborah Shepherd, Eloise Thompson

The main aim of the evaluation was to identify the strengths and weaknesses of the service in order to contribute to its further development and sustainability. The study was…

Resources to support adults with learning disabilities who use assistive technology: outputs of the TATE Project

Ann Aspinall

TATE [Through Assistive Technology to Employment] was a three‐year research project European funded through the second round of the Equal Communities Programme, which ended in…