A cloud robotics system for telepresence enabling mobility impaired people to enjoy the whole museum experience

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miguel Kaouk Ng ◽  
Stefano Primatesta ◽  
Luca Giuliano ◽  
Maria Luce Lupetti ◽  
Ludovico Orlando Russo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cloud Robotics ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Museum Experience ◽  
Mobility Impaired

Analysis of movement of persons with disabilities during evacuation by lift

2020 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 209-220
Author(s):  
Martin Szénay ◽  
Martin Lopušniak
Keyword(s):  
Computational Models ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Entire Process ◽  
Injured Person ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Movement Parameters ◽  
The Times ◽  
Mobility Impaired

Abstract Lifts are indispensable for the evacuation of mobility-impaired people from buildings in case of emergency. It is necessary to quantify the movement parameters of these people and describe the entire process using a suitable algorithm. The aim of the research was to quantify the times and speeds of movement for a person using a wheelchair and for an injured person. An experiment in situ was used. During the experiment, arrivals at the lift, cabin entries, and exits were monitored. The results include the times and speeds of a mobility-impaired person's movement. The experiments showed that a person using a wheelchair was slower than an injured person. The results can be used to expand computational models to account for the possibility of using lifts for evacuation.

scholarly journals The Importance of Educational Level and Occupation to Adjustment to Disability Among Mobility Impaired People

Pedagogika ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 129 (1) ◽  
pp. 112-125
Author(s):  
Laura Alčiauskaitė ◽  
Liuda Šinkariova
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Negative Affectivity ◽  
Emotional Reactions ◽  
Lower Educational Level ◽  
Disability Scale ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Higher Educational ◽  
Adjustment To Disability ◽  
Mobility Impaired

Every disability results in array of reactions ranging from negative affectivity to successful acceptance of disability among mobility impaired people. Previous studies suggest that educational level and occupation are potential variables affecting adjustment to disability but there is a lack of research analysing how these variables are related to individual’s reactions to disability. The aim of the study was to assess the importance of educational level and occupation to adjustment to disability among mobility impaired people. The study sample included 275 mobility impaired individuals, aged between 18 and 79. Their adjustment to disability was assessed using two questionnaires: 1) Reactions to Impairment and Disability Inventory (Livneh & Antonak, 1990), measuring six emotional reactions to disability: denial, depression, internalized anger, externalized hostility, acknowledgement and adjustment; 2) Acceptance of disability scale (Linkowski, 1971). The results revealed that individuals with higher educational level reported less internalized anger and externalized hostility compared to individuals with lower educational level. In addition, employed individuals expressed less depression and internalized anger and greater adjustment than unemployed individuals. Individuals who were students at the time reported less depression and greater denial, acknowledgement and adjustment to disability compared to those who were unemployed. Students also perceived greater externalized hostility than employed individuals. The results of linear regression indicated that employment and student status but not disability related variables significantly explained the variance of acceptance of disability.

scholarly journals Environmental injustice and mobility impairment

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 55-74
Author(s):  
Michael Cahill
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Public Health ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Mobility Impairment ◽  
Local Environments ◽  
Growth Area ◽  
The Social ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Mobility Impaired ◽  
Health Guidance

The study of mobility is a growth area in the social sciences. The car system (automobility) has hadas one of its consequences reduced opportunities for mobility impaired people to walk in their localenvironment. Immobility has resulted for many people with disabilities. Despite the promotion ofphysical activity by public health guidance local environments are often hazardous for mobilityimpaired people. In particular, there is a problem with cars parking on pavements and pavementcycling.  

Hospitality co-creation with mobility-impaired people

2019 ◽  
Vol 77 ◽  
pp. 492-503 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pearl M.C. Lin ◽  
Kang-Lin Peng ◽  
Lianping Ren ◽  
Chong-Wei Lin
Keyword(s):  
Impaired People ◽  
Mobility Impaired

Improving Accessibility for Mobility Impaired People in Smart City using Crowdsourcing

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yuba Raj Panta ◽  
Sami Azam ◽  
Bharanidharan Shanmugam ◽  
Kheng Cher Yeo ◽  
Mirjam Jonkman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smart City ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Mobility Impaired

scholarly journals Mobile Indoor Navigation Assistance for Mobility Impaired People

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 51-58 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Blattner ◽  
Yavor Vasilev ◽  
Bettina Harriehausen-Mühlbauer
Keyword(s):  
Indoor Navigation ◽  
Navigation Assistance ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Mobility Impaired

scholarly journals Proposal for Development of Teaching Methodology and Accessibility Tool for Professional Qualification of Visual and Mobility Impaired People

2005 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Cláudia Medronho Naumann ◽  
Sergio Guedes de Souza
Keyword(s):  
Basic Education ◽  
Teaching Methodology ◽  
Professional Qualification ◽  
Impaired People ◽  
Specialized Institutions ◽  
The Government ◽  
Mobility Impaired ◽  
High Level ◽  
Networking Technology ◽  
Basic Level

According to 2000 Cense, there are approximately 24.5 million people in Brazil who have some kind of deficiency, where the visually and mobility impaired are the majority. The government actions are mainly taken toward to basic education, so not many advanced education programs are destined to impaired people. Although some specialized institutions usually offer several technical courses, they are considered basic-level, and don’t prepare them to get more qualified jobs. On the other hand, the number of corporations that offer jobs to them is reduced. Our institution NCE/UFRJ has been developing accessibility tools since 1993, which provides access to information through, but not only, the Internet. Based on this context, NCE/UFRJ has created the Projeto Habilitar, which main goals are to provide intermediate to high-level courses in both administrative and technical areas for impaired people, to develop a teaching methodology and to develop or upgrade accessibility tools to be used in future courses and by other institutions as well. The strategy applied to start this project was to deploy a pilot course. The course chosen is called Cisco Networking Academy Program, implemented by Cisco Systems Inc., the biggest corporation in networking technology of the world.

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