Inclusive Design: a New Cross Disciplinary Engineering Research Programme in the UK

2011 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 19-25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hua Dong
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
Inclusive Design ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
The Uk

scholarly journals Innovative Approaches to Inclusive Design for Technology to Support Aging With Disability: Examples From TechSAge

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 599-599
Author(s):  
Tracy Mitzner ◽  
Anne Ordway
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Research And Development ◽  
Health Management ◽  
Exercise Program ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Interview Study ◽  
Inclusive Design ◽  
Adults With Disabilities ◽  
Engineering Research ◽  
Expert Interview

Abstract Technology research and development often exclude older adults with disabilities from participating in the design process. As a result, technologies may not be useful or usable by older adults with diverse abilities. This symposium, featuring projects at the TechSAge Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, highlights ongoing efforts toward inclusive design, representing unique approaches to engage older adults with disabilities and their stakeholders in the research and development of technology supports. First, Mitzner et al., will describe the development of an online, group Tai Chi intervention, and the integral involvement of older adults with mobility disabilities, the exercise program developers, and technology partner in all steps of the process. Exploring the potential of voice-activated assistants, like Amazon Alexa, to support health management activities of older adults with mobility disabilities, Kadlyak et al. will present findings from a needs assessment of the target population and user testing in the lab and home environments. Koon et al. will present findings from a subject matter expert interview study with caregivers and medical professionals designed to identify the scope of activity challenges among people aging with long-term mobility and sensory disabilities that should be explored in more depth through our future interview study with the target population. Sanford et al., will describe a student design competition and hackathon that incorporates immersive experiences with people aging with disabilities to inspire innovative design concepts that respond to the needs of real people. NIDILRR Project Officer, Anne Ordway, will serve as the discussant.

scholarly journals What do we do now? Examining civilian masculinity/ies in contemporary liberal civil-military relations

2018 ◽  
Vol 45 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-259
Author(s):  
Katharine M. Millar
Keyword(s):  
Military Service ◽  
Complex Dynamics ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Political Community ◽  
Civil Military Relations ◽  
Liberal Democratic ◽  
Contemporary Politics ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Military Relations ◽  
The Military

AbstractIn contemporary Western, liberal democratic societies, the soldier is frequently regarded as ‘the best of us’, taking on the unlimited liability for the protection and betterment of the whole. In the context of volunteer militaries and distant conflicts, the construction of men (and the universalised masculine citizen) as ‘always-already’ soldiers (or potential soldiers) poses a substantial obstacle to the identification or performance of ‘good’ civilian masculinity – particularly during wartime. The theorisation and articulation of a positive, substantive civilian masculinity, or masculinities, rather than one defined simply by an absence of military service and implication in the collective use of violence, is a central challenge of contemporary politics. As a means of illuminating the complex dynamics of this challenge, this article examines charitable practices of civilian support for the military, and corresponding constructions of masculinity, in the UK during the ‘war on terror’. In doing so, the article demonstrates the ways in which gendered ‘civilian anxiety’, through its connection to citizenship, comes to condition the political possibilities and subjectivities of all those who seek belonging in the liberal political community. The article concludes by arguing for the essentiality of a research programme oriented around ‘civilianness’, and civilian masculinity/ies.

The ESRC Growing Older research programme, 1999–2004

2004 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 657-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
ALAN WALKER
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
Full Capacity ◽  
The Uk

This article introduces the seven specially commissioned papers in this special issue of Ageing & Society from the projects funded by the UK Economic and Social Research Council's Growing Older Programme. The ESRC Programme has been the largest single investment in social sciences research on ageing in the United Kingdom. It comprised 24 projects and, when operating at full capacity, 96 researchers. The article details the background to the Programme, its commissioning process, its eventual structure and how it operated. Then a selection is made of some of the ways in which the Programme has contributed new knowledge to social gerontology. No attempt is made to achieve comprehensive coverage of the Programme's topics but rather a selection is presented of the new insights generated under its six themes: defining and measuring quality of life, inequalities in quality of life, technology and the built environment, healthy and active ageing, family and support networks, and participation and activities in later life. The projects were spread unevenly across these themes but important new knowledge has been produced under each theme. The conclusion emphasises the scientific contribution of the Programme and especially the extent to which older people's own attitudes, aspirations and preferences have been at the forefront, but it questions whether or not policy makers and practitioners will use this major evidence base.

The Efficacy and Durability of Radon Remedial Measures

1994 ◽  
Vol 56 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 65-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
K.D. Cliff ◽  
S.P. Naismith ◽  
C. Scivyer ◽  
R. Stephen
Keyword(s):  
Research Programme ◽  
First Year ◽  
Remedial Measures ◽  
Annual Average ◽  
Building Research ◽  
Remedial Work ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Radon Concentrations

Abstract In the UK, over 16,000 homes, from an estimated 100,000, with annual average radon concentrations exceeding the UK Action Level of 200 Bq.m-3 have been discovered. Some 600 householders who have taken action have sought confirmatory measurements from NRPB. Results for 345 such homes are discussed. A number of remedied homes are being remeasured annually to determine the durability of the remedies: results for the first year follow-up measurements are given. In a separate exercise, homes having the highest radon levels known in the UK have been enrolled in a research programme of the Building Research Establishment. The results for 53 homes in which BREW surveyed, designed and supervised remedial work are presented.

Using Cognitive Theory to Enhance Aviation Security X-Ray Screening

2002 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 387-391 ◽  
Author(s):  
R L Maguire ◽  
A J McClumpha ◽  
K B Tatlock
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Theory ◽  
Aviation Security ◽  
Research Programme ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Cognitive Components ◽  
Fundamental Part ◽  
Baggage Screening ◽  
The Uk

A fundamental part of the aviation security process is ‘baggage screening’. Aviation security screeners are required to search for threat items within an X-ray image. The task is complex, demanding, involves perceptual and cognitive components and is vital to ensure the safety of the travelling public. QinetiQ CHS has undertaken a research programme, sponsored by Transport Security Division of the UK Department for Transport, to investigate the nature of screener expertise and to develop technologies that will support this expertise. This paper outlines recent findings and discusses support technologies that have been produced as a consequence of this research.

History of Inclusive Design in the UK

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 235-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. John Clarkson ◽  
Roger Coleman
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Design ◽  
History Of ◽  
The Uk
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