A Deaf-Blind Man on the Job and at Home

1957 ◽  
Vol 51 (6) ◽  
pp. 255-257
Keyword(s):  
Daily Activities ◽  
Blind Person ◽  
Recent Letter ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
At Home ◽  
Union College

Among the New Outlook's purposes is that of publishing, from, time to time, material indicating in a practical way how blind persons perform their professional jobs and other routines. In a recent letter to Miss Annette Dinsmore at AFB, reprinted below, Richard Kinney, of the staff of the Hddley Correspondence School, provides a sparkling recital of his work at that school as well as of his daily activities, which is suggestive of the versatility and resourcefulness that stand in such good stead for a blind person. There is an even far greater impact in Mr. Kinney's achievements and his irrepressible zest in the knowledge that he functions with a double handicap of deafness as well as blindness. Mr. Kinney graduated summa cum laude from Mt. Union College in 1954, and was valedictorian of his class.

scholarly journals The Sensory Sensitivity of Blind People in Creating the Convenience Concept in their House Interior

Pendhapa ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 55-61
Author(s):  
Mahdi Nurcahyo
Keyword(s):  
Meaning Of Life ◽  
The Body ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Blind People ◽  
Sensory Sensitivity ◽  
Blind Person ◽  
Limited Ability ◽  
At Home

This study aims to examine how a blind person recognizes and presents the aspects of convenience inside the house. The limited ability to see does not make the blind people weak, but it becomes an advantage and an easy walk when carrying out daily activities at home. The experience of the body and senses of the occupied space opens the blind people's awareness to be able to create a "feeling of home" as part of ways of giving the meaning of life for their days. Through a sense of experience, blind people have the ability to organize spaces including scale, shape, material, and distance according to their body's convenience. The sensory sensitivity of blind people in creating a sense of convenience is one of the parts of the process of forming the orderliness of the space they inhabit.

scholarly journals Identifying Fall Risk Predictors by Monitoring Daily Activities at Home Using a Depth Sensor Coupled to Machine Learning Algorithms

Sensors ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (6) ◽  
pp. 1957
Author(s):  
Amandine Dubois ◽  
Titus Bihl ◽  
Jean-Pierre Bresciani
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Fall Prevention ◽  
Fall Risk ◽  
Learning Algorithms ◽  
Step Length ◽  
Machine Learning Algorithms ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Sitting Time ◽  
Behavioral Parameters ◽  
At Home

Because of population ageing, fall prevention represents a human, economic, and social issue. Currently, fall-risk is assessed infrequently, and usually only after the first fall occurrence. Home monitoring could improve fall prevention. Our aim was to monitor daily activities at home in order to identify the behavioral parameters that best discriminate high fall risk from low fall risk individuals. Microsoft Kinect sensors were placed in the room of 30 patients temporarily residing in a rehabilitation center. The sensors captured the patients’ movements while they were going about their daily activities. Different behavioral parameters, such as speed to sit down, gait speed or total sitting time were extracted and analyzed combining statistical and machine learning algorithms. Our algorithms classified the patients according to their estimated fall risk. The automatic fall risk assessment performed by the algorithms was then benchmarked against fall risk assessments performed by clinicians using the Tinetti test and the Timed Up and Go test. Step length, sit-stand transition and total sitting time were the most discriminant parameters to classify patients according to their fall risk. Coupling step length to the speed required to stand up or the total sitting time gave rise to an error-less classification of the patients, i.e., to the same classification as that of the clinicians. A monitoring system extracting step length and sit-stand transitions at home could complement the clinicians’ assessment toolkit and improve fall prevention.

Prevention of Vocational Disabilities through Comprehensive Planning

1970 ◽  
Vol 64 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-59
Author(s):  
Benjamin J. Pumo
Keyword(s):  
Work Experiences ◽  
Blind Person ◽  
Comprehensive Planning ◽  
Work Activities ◽  
Occupational Knowledge ◽  
Personal Skills ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
Normal Work

□ Rather than being prevented from becoming involved in so-called normal work activities, blind persons should be encouraged to explore, evaluate, and expose themselves to a much broader variety of work experiences. In this way, the blind person will be much better equipped to select a vocational goal more easily as well as more realistically. Early concentration on the development of personal skills and occupational knowledge should be initiated and supported by the vocational consultant. The responsibility then is to work toward altering the emphasis in work for the blind from one of inability to perform competitively to one of almost limitless potential. Only such positive concepts can help to turn the tide for the blind worker and result in the prevention of vocational disabilities.

scholarly journals In-home monitoring evaluation by home-dwelling older adults, caregivers and healthcare providers

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (Supplement_4) ◽  
Author(s):  
B Pais ◽  
P Buluschek ◽  
T Nef ◽  
N Schütz ◽  
H Saner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Home Care ◽  
Older People ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Home Monitoring ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Monitoring Technologies ◽  
The Impact ◽  
At Home

Abstract Background In Europe, population ageing is increasing the healthcare needs and costs. Both frailty and chronic diseases affecting older people reduce their ability to live independently. However, most older people prefer to age in their own homes. New development of in-home monitoring can play a role in staying independent, active and healthy. Our objective was to evaluate a new in-home monitoring system among home-dwelling older adults (OA), their family caregivers (FC), and their healthcare providers (HCP) for the support of home care. Methods The system continuously monitored OA’s daily activities (e.g., mobility, sleep habits, fridge visits, door events) at home by ambient sensor system (DomoCare®) and health-related events by wearable sensors (Fitbit®, ECG). In case of deviations in daily activities (e.g., changes in mobility), alerts were transmitted to HCP via email. Using specific questionnaires, the opinion of 13 OA, 13 FC, and 20 HCP were collected at the end of 12-month of follow-up focusing on their user experience and the impact of in-home monitoring on home care services. Results These preliminary results underlined that the majority of OA, FC, and HCP consider that in-home sensors can help staying at home, improving home care, reducing family stress, and preventing domestic accidents. The opinion tended to be more favourable toward ambient sensors (80%) than toward Fitbit® (67%) and ECG (64%). On average, OA (80%) and FC (73%) tended to be more enthusiast than HCP (63%). Some barriers reported by HCP were a fear of weakening of the relationship with OA and an excessive surveillance. Conclusions Overall, the opinion of OA, FC and HCP were positive related to in-home sensors, with HCP being more mixed about their use in clinical practice. Key messages In-home monitoring technologies seem to be generally well accepted. In-home monitoring technologies could be help facilitating home care of older people.

scholarly journals Criteria for prosthetic provision: “He who pays the piper calls the tune”

1998 ◽  
Vol 22 (2) ◽  
pp. 147-149 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Heim ◽  
A. Merelman ◽  
G. Manor ◽  
E. Jacobi ◽  
M. Azaria
Keyword(s):  
Psychiatric Disorders ◽  
Home Visit ◽  
Policy Decision ◽  
Large Majority ◽  
Prosthetic Limb ◽  
Blind Persons ◽  
At Home

Previously instituted policies regarding prosthetic limb provision had been deemed dependable. A follow-up home visit study showed that 18 of 60 patients that had been provided with prostheses, did not make use of them. Analysis showed that three categories of patients made up the large majority of the nonusers; double amputees, blind persons and those with psychiatric disorders. In order to attempt to eliminate the wastage of prosthetic provision to non-ambulators a new policy decision was made. Doubtful ambulators and those from the three aforementioned categories will be initially provided with temporary prostheses. Only after a period of months of temporary prosthetic usage at home will a decision be made as to whether a permanent prosthesis will be issued.

scholarly journals Case Report: Coronavirus Disease-19 Pandemic Associated Gaming Disorder

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (T3) ◽  
pp. 81-83
Author(s):  
Syaifuddin Nasution ◽  
Mustafa M. Amin ◽  
Elmeida Effendy
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Self Control ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Psychosocial Stressors ◽  
Gaming Disorder ◽  
Behavioural Pattern ◽  
Social Distancing ◽  
Psychiatric Conditions ◽  
At Home

Background: Self-quarantine and social distancing are one of the numerous impacts of COVID-19 pandemic that leads individuals to spend much more time at home which in turn interestingly contributes to the increased number of gaming disorder cases. Gaming disorder is defined as a negative behavioural pattern that is characterized by excessive time spent on playing games and losing self-control in terms of playing games that causes neglect of other daily activities or interests. Case Report: We are reporting a case of gaming disorder in a 25-year-old man, D, through this COVID-19 pandemic. Conclusion: We suggest that there is an association between psychosocial stressors and environment with psychiatric conditions. Further study is recommended to more holistically understand this particular gaming disorder.

scholarly journals Peran Pendampingan Orang Tua Dalam Pembelajaran Anak Usia Dini Selamat Belajar Dari Rumah di Masa Pandemi Covid-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 50-62
Author(s):  
Alfred Bunga Data ◽  
Talizaro Tafonao ◽  
Dewi Lidya Sidabutar ◽  
Rini Sumanti Sapalakkai
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Teaching Methods ◽  
Research Method ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Research Field ◽  
Learning Activities ◽  
Daily Activities ◽  
Role Of Parents ◽  
At Home

Abstract The Covid-19 pandemic requires children to study at home. All student learning activities are carried out at home with guidance from parents. So that the role of parents in educating children is in the first place. Parents are the main responsibility for the education of their children. The purpose of writing this article is to see how the efforts made by parents in accompanying their children during the pandemic. The research method used in this research is descriptive qualitative method. The method is, the method used is based on data obtained from the research field. In this study, besides wanting to see the child's learning process, the role and parenting pattern or mentoring of parents to their children during online learning that you want to observe carefully. Parents can apply teaching methods that involve daily activities such as making food, cleaning the house, or other things that can be created with the material being studied by the child. From the results of research on the role of parents in accompanying children during online learning, they still find various obstacles ranging from a lack of understanding of the condition of each child.   Abstrak Adanya pandemi Covid-19 mengharuskan anak untuk belajar di rumah. Seluruh kegiatan belajar siswa dilaksanakan di rumah dengan bimbingan dari orang orang tua. Sehingga peranan orang tua dalam mendidik anak berada pada urutan pertama. Orang tua merupakan penanggung jawab utama dalam pendidikan anak-anaknya. Tujuan penulisan artikel ini adalah melihat bagaimana upaya-upaya yang dilakukan oleh orang tua dalam mendampingi anak selama pandemi. Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kualitatif deskriptif. Metode tersebut merupakan, metode yang digunakan berdasarkan data yang diperoleh dari lapangan penelitian. dalam penelitian ini selain ingin melihat proses pembelajaran anak peran dan pola asuh atau pendampingan orang tua kepada anak anaknya selama pembelajaran daring yang ingin diamati secara seksama. Orang tua bisa menerapkan metode pengajaran yang melibatkan kegiatan sehari-hari seperti membuat makanan, membersihkan rumah, atau lainnya yang bisa dikreasikan dengan materi yang sedang dipelajari oleh anak. Dari hasil penelitian peran orang tua dalam mendampingi anak selama pembelajaran daring masih menemukan berbagai kendala mulai dari kurangnya pemahaman akan kondisi anak masing-masing.

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