Wearable technology can have health benefits, including the support andtreatment of mental health. Wearable tech and portable devices can detect disorders early on, and can even use sensors to indicate when a person is experiencing a trauma-induced symptom. This data can be collected for healthcare...
To support countries in their efforts to comply with the CRPD, the World Health Organization (WHO) launched the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) in 2014 in partnership with organizations of and for persons with disabilities; UN agencies, donor agencies, professional organizations, ...
Will they know that an item has been added, where it is, and that there's an option to remove it? If not, how can I modify this to make it accessible to people with assistive technology? javascript html accessibility wcag wcag2.0 Share Improve this question Follow ask...
Whew… This year has been off to a fast and furious start. I’ve started at a new middle school, picked up where I left off at the high school, and my time on the Assistive Technology (AT) team has increased! The increase in AT time has given me an opportunity to really tackle so...
First, consider what functionality you require and become proficient operating these functions. Do this to the extent that you can concentrate on doing the job, not concerning yourself with the technology. Thereafter, make time after the working day to gain greater understanding of the breadth of ...
The population of ageing is growing significantly over the world, and there is an emerging demand for better healthcare services and more care centres. Innovations of Information and Communication Technology has resulted in development of various types o
However, a problem highlighted by the participants is the fact that employees already experience a high workload, and thus adding technology development initiatives would increase the stress employees already face in their jobs. Additionally, some participants argued that individual incompetence was ab...
Assistive and welfare technology (AT/WT) has been introduced as a way of facing an ageing population and providing support for older adults in their daily lives. There is much research concerning the assessment and recommendation of AT/WT to individual e