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Assistive Technology Research Series

Volume 20, 2007
Challenges for Assistive Technology - AAATE 07
Edited by Gorka Eizmendi, José Miguel Azkoitia, Gerald Craddock

ISBN  978-1-58603-791-8 (print)
ISBN  978-1-60750-279-1 (online)
$260.00 / € 200,00

Contents
Front Matter   i - xxiii
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    Preface

Chapter 1. Keynotes  
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Ageing, Disability and Technology   3 - 7
Jose Miguel Azkoitia
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The Potential of Technology to Improve Quality of Life   8 - 14
Rory A. Cooper, Rosemarie Cooper
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Biomechanical Analysis as a Model for Functional Assessment   15 - 19
José-David Garrido-Jaén, Carlos Soler-Gracia, Jaime Prat-Pastor
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Past, Present and Future of Assistive Technology   20 - 25
John M. Williams
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Chapter 2. Assistive Technology for Mobility - 2.1 Hardware and Control Systems  
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Design and Development of a New Electrical Powered Indoor-Outdoor Wheelchair   29 - 34
F. Egaña, M. San Martin, A. Olarra, L. Susperregi, C. Tubio
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Independently Accessible Mounting and Positioning Technology   35 - 39
Dianne Goodwin
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Development of Intelligent Wheelchairs for Persons with Severe Disability - –What I can do is beautiful–   40 - 45
Takenobu Inoue, Katsuhiko Sakaue, Motoi Suwa, Hiroaki Kojima, Ikushi Yoda, Isamu Kajitani, Yutaka Satoh, Iwao Sekita, Tetsuya Higuchi, Minoru Kamata, Motoki Shino
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Proposal of Force Detecting Interface using Physical Terminal Function of Muscular Dystrophy Patients for Operating Electric Wheelchair   46 - 52
Motoki Shino, Takenobu Inoue, Minoru Kamata
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Automatic Kerb Detection for Assistance in Navigation   53 - 57
Loreto Susperregi, Ander Ansuategi, Nerea Alberdi, Inés Garmendia, Carlos Tubio, Basilio Sierra, Elena Lazkano
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Development of the Vibration Absorption Caster for Wheelchair - The Effect of Vibration Absorption and Endurance -   58 - 62
S.G. Terashima, Y. Kikawa
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Chapter 2. Assistive Technology for Mobility - 2.2 Evaluation and Training  
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Manual Wheelchair User's Accessibility between Platforms and Trains and Development of the Wheelchair Assistive Device for Boarding Trains   65 - 69
Tsutomu Hashizume, Ikuo Yoneda, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Saki Kasuya, Minoru Kamata, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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The Method of Estimating the Ability of the Wheelchair Users to run the Electric Wheelchair   70 - 74
Daijirou Kuroda, Osamu Sueda, Shoichiro Fujisawakurachi, Hidehisa Oku, Masatoshi Takami
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The Wheelchair Skills Program: Relevance to the European Setting   75 - 79
François Routhier, R. Lee Kirby, Cher Smith, Louise Demers
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Proposition of a New Mobility Aid for Older Persons - –Reducing psychological conflict associated with the use of Assistive Technologies–   80 - 84
Misato Nihei, Takenobu Inoue, Yuzo Kaneshige, Masakatsu G. Fujie
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Reliability test-retest of the Nordic Assisted Mobility Evaluation (NAME 1.0)   85 - 87
Åse Brandt, Kathrine Bang Laursen, Charlotte Lö fqvist, Monica Werngren-Elgströ m, Inga Jónsdottir, Anna-Liisa Salminen, Pirjo-Liisa Kotiranta, Susanne Iwarsson
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Chapter 3. Assistive Technology for the Environment - 3.1 Smart Homes  
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Designing a Demonstrative Smart Home Environment in Slovenia for People with Disabilities and Elderly   91 - 95
Mojca Jenko, Jože Guna, Matevž Pustišek
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The Centro-H Smart Homes, a Point of Convergence Between Technology and Social Sciences   96 - 100
Elena Mainardi, Stefano Banzi
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Towards a Virtual Environment for the Design, Validation and Exploitation of an Adapted Living Area   101 - 105
A. Puret, P. Gaucher, N. Monmarché, M. Slimane
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Accessible Home Automation: Concept and Examples   106 - 113
Rosa M. Regatos Soriano
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Safer with Personal Alarm Plus   114 - 118
Bert Runhaar
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Feasibility and Usability Study of Ambient Intelligence for Ageing Adults in Slovakia   119 - 123
Dušan Šimšík, Alena Galajdová, Zlatica Dolná
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Implementation of Domotics; Analysis of Projects in the Netherlands   124 - 128
Charles Willems, Carla Schutgens-Willems
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Chapter 3. Assistive Technology for the Environment - 3.2 Accessible Environment  
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New Technologies to Support the Integration of People with Disabilities in the Workplace   131 - 135
Gorka Eizmendi, Maria Herrero, Mari Feli González, Isabel Sagües
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Ergonomic Adaptation of Workplaces for People with Disabilities: Methodology and Examples   136 - 140
A. Ferreras, C. García, L. Tortosa, J.M. Prat, F. Molla, J. Navarro, P. Vera, R. Dejoz
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Virtual Reality: A Tool for the Disabled People Labour Integration   141 - 145
Jesús M. López De Ipiña, Jokin Rubio, Benjamín Rubio, Ander Viteri, Celina Vaquero, Alberto Pelaz
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PARKDIFU. A Project Example of Application of Integral Accessibility Concepts in Playgrounds   146 - 150
R. Poveda, R. Barberà, J.M. Baydal, J.M. Belda-Lois, S. Gimeno, S. Gómez-Sendra, J. Prat, A.C. García
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Some Organisational and Social Preconditions for Successful Implementation of Enabling Technology   151 - 156
S. Widding, L. Fjeldvik
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.1 Assistive Technology for Independence  
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Enhanced TV for the Promotion of Active Ageing   159 - 163
E. Carrasco, C.M. Göllner, A. Ortiz, I. García, C. Buiza, E. Urdaneta, A. Etxaniz, M.F. González, I. Laskibar
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Technological Assistance Tool Development for Elderly´s Autonomy Enhancing: Adimen   164 - 169
Karmele Florentino, Jose Miguel Azkoitia, Cristina Rodríguez-de-Pablo, Mari Feli González, Cristina Buiza, Igone Etxeberria
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Behaviour Pattern Based Safety Assistant for the Elderly   170 - 174
Andreas Hochgatterer, Barbara Prazak, Gerhard Russ, Jamal Kasbi, Thomas Fuxreiter
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Early Signs for Assistive Technology Intervention for Stair Climbing in Older People   175 - 179
Ruth E. Mayagoitia, Lindsey Marjoram, Rachael King, Sheila Kithen
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An OSGi based Framework for a Day Structuring Tool in an Assistive Home Environment   180 - 184
Martin Morandell, Thomas Fuxreiter, Andreas Hochgatterer
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.2 Needs and Usability  
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Assistive Technology for the Elderly: The HomeCare Hub Concept –user Needs Analysis   187 - 192
Robert L. Ashford, Keith A. Osman, Angela Oldacres
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Usability Characteristics Associated with Ageing   193 - 197
Helios De Rosario, Juan-Manuel Belda-Lois, Ricard Barberà, Rakel Poveda, José-María Baydal, José Montero, Pedro Vera, Jaime Prat
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Prehension movement evaluation of elderly people for Assistive Technology   198 - 202
Marie Geronimi, Philippe Gorce
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The Needs and Expectations of Ageing Citizens – a Potential for Mobile Terminal Developers and Service Providers   203 - 207
Jaana Leikas, Matti Penttilä
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A Social-Audit of Assistive Technology for Older Adults in Ireland   208 - 213
Kieran Walsh, Aoife Callan, Simon Roberts
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.3 Dementia  
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Health Related Quality of Life in Dementia as Effect Measure of AT Interventions – Methodological Aspects   217 - 221
Jenny Alwin, Jan Persson
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What is Evidence?   222 - 226
Inger Hagen
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How Cognitive Assistive Technology can be Useful for and a Benefit to Persons with Dementia in their Daily Living. Guidelines for Service Delivery of Cognitive Assistive Technology to Persons with Dementia   227 - 232
Lilly Jensen, Ingela Månsson, Torhild Holthe, Tuula Hurnasti, Berglind Indriðadóttir
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Old People Living at Home with Acquired Cognitive Impairment Supported by Assistive Technology. Cost-benefit studies   233 - 237
Ulf Keijer, Göran Molin, Greger Sandström
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Assistive Technology Supporting People with Dementia   238 - 242
Ingela Månsson
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The Alzheimer Avatar - Caregivers' Faces Used as GUI Component   243 - 247
Martin Morandell, Erwin Fugger, Barbara Prazak
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Standardization and Computerization of the Clock Drawing Test   248 - 253
Sandy H. Straus
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Technology and the Needs of People with Dementia: a Literature Review   254 - 258
Päivi Topo
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Chapter 5. Assistive Technology and Sensory Impairments - 5.1 Hearing Impairment  
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Collaboration between Linguistics and Engineering in Generating Animation of Japanese Sign Language: the Development of sIGNDEX Vol.3   261 - 265
Daisuke Hara, Kazuyuki Kanda, Yuji Nagashima, Akira Ichikawa, Mina Terauchi, Kazunari Morimoto, Yoshiaki Shirai, Yasuo Horiuchi, Kaoru Nakazono
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An Avatar Based Approach for Automatic Interpretation of Text to Sign Language   266 - 270
Mohamed Jemni, Oussama Elghoul
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Voice Internet – A simple and Practical Way To Provide Internet to Everyone   271 - 275
Emdad Khan
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“Non-Speech” Sounds Classification for People with Hearing Disabilities   276 - 280
H. Lozano, I. Hernaez, E. Navas, F.J. González, I. Idigoras
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Temporal Features of Sign Language Elucidated through Analysis of Shadowing   281 - 285
Kaoru Nakazono, Mina Terauchi, Yuji Nagashima
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Automatic Speech Recognition for Live TV Subtitling for Hearing-Impaired People   286 - 291
Michael Obach, Maider Lehr, Andoni Arruti
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Comparison of Five Technologies Supporting Telecommunication Between Deaf Persons Using Sign Language   292 - 296
Claude Vincent, François Bergeron, Mathieu Hotton, Isabelle Deaudelin, Sylvie Tremblay, Martin Bergevin, Anne-Marie Bégin, Huguette Beaudet
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Chapter 5. Assistive Technology and Sensory Impairments - 5.2 Visual Impairment  
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Access to Information for People who cannot See: New Perspectives   299 - 303
Laura Burzagli, Pier Luigi Emiliani, Francesco Gabbanini
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AScience: a Thematic Network on Access to Scientific University Courses by Visually Impaired Students   304 - 309
Jan Engelen, Cristian Bernareggi
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Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Descriptive Audio for Aquariums   310 - 314
Rebecca A. Fuller, William R. Watkins
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Combining Sensorial Modalities in Haptic Navigation Tasks for Blind People   315 - 319
Iñaki Díaz, Josune Hernantes, Jorge Juan Gil
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Electronic Display Panel Mobile Reader   320 - 325
J.A. Gutiérrez, F.J. González, A. Picón, A. Isasi, A. Domínguez, I. Idigoras
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Measurement of Luminance Contrast Sensitivity of Persons with Low Visual Capability in order to Secure the Visibility of Tactile Walking Surface Indicators   326 - 330
Seiji Mitani, Toshiaki Yoshida, Hirohito Minato, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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The Importance of Measuring Medical and Psychological Characteristics in Visibility Measurement of Persons with Low Visual Capability   331 - 335
Seiji Mitani, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Aya Mima, Hiroshi Shiota, Kenji Yanashima, Mitsue Takahara, Osamu Sueda
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Directing Characteristics of Infra-red Handheld Device toward Target by Persons with Visual Impairment   336 - 340
Hirohiko Ohkubo, Kunio Kurachi, Mitue Takahara, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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Guiding Property of Audible Traffic signals Using Parametric Speakers   341 - 345
Kiyohiro Omori, Ichiro Kitayama, Tomoo Kamakura, Shin-ichi Sakai
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Mathematical Working Environment (MAWEN)   346 - 350
Bernhard Stöger, Mario Batušić, Claudia Fahrengruber, Klaus Miesenberger, Dominique Archambault
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A Walking Assistive Device for the Blind: Proposition of a New Device and Fundamental Techniques   351 - 354
Chikamune Wada
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Chapter 6. Alternative and Augmentative Communication  
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