A SIMPLE APPROACH TO IMPLEMENTING AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL UNIT FOR THE DISABLED

2007 ◽  
Vol 19 (01) ◽  
pp. 19-26
Author(s):  
Mu-Chun Su ◽  
Chee-Yuen Tew ◽  
Li-Yen Sun ◽  
Jun-Yi Lu ◽  
Hsiang-Chih Tsai
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Control Unit ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Consumer Electronics ◽  
Phone Call ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Home Environments ◽  
Control Units ◽  
The Disabled

Environmental control units play a role in enabling disabled people to carry out routine and repetitive tasks (e.g. watching TV, making a phone call, etc.) in their home environments. Unfortunately, most commercially available environmental control units are either too expensive or they require the disabled persons' home environments to be remodelled. In this paper we report the development of a low-cost environmental control unit which enables disabled people to control mostly existing consumer electronics with an infrared remote control functionality. Finally, we use a simple scenario to evaluate the performance of the proposed environmental control unit.

scholarly journals AUTOMATED INTELLIGENT RELAY COUPLED DOOR CONTROL SYSTEM USING ANDROID MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

2015 ◽  
pp. 192-195
Author(s):  
A.RAJESH KUMAR ◽  
C. DINESH ◽  
R. ARAVIND ◽  
SRIKRISHNA. C ◽  
PL. NAGARTHINAM
Keyword(s):  
Mobile Technology ◽  
New Technologies ◽  
Smart Homes ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
New Knowledge ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Door Lock ◽  
Effectiveness And Efficiency

The purpose of this project is to increase the knowledge of technology and services of smart homes for disabled people. There is a clear need for such new knowledge since the number of disabled people is significant. Indeed, new technologies and services of smart homes have the potential to increase effectiveness and efficiency of caring disabled. With right solutions there is a great potential to increase disabled persons' quality of life. The need for the development of such technologies and services increases due to the disabled individuals' desire to remain independent in their own homes, the increasing costs of health care, and the aging of the population. This article discusses the concept of secured door lock/unlock system for the differently able. The juxtaposition of safety vs. privacy can be alleviated with this technology. Moreover, as there is need to assist disabled to protect them from various forms of abuse, and prevent immoderation of pleasure giving activities.

To the question about problems in the fi eld of vocational rehabilitation of the disabled

2020 ◽  
pp. 12-23
Author(s):  
Y. A. Kulikova ◽  
A. V. Kornienko ◽  
G. V. Jukevich
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Rehabilitation ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Social Protection ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Rehabilitation Program ◽  
The State ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Russian Federation

The article deals with issues related to the problem of vocational rehabilitation of disabled people. The competence of the Russian Federation in the fi eld of rehabilitation of disabled persons in the person of its Federal authorities and management, subjects of the Russian Federation and local self-government bodies is specifi ed. The content of such concepts as "services for professional rehabilitation of disabled people" in accordance with the state standard GOST R 53873-2010 Rehabilitation of disabled people is disclosed. Professional rehabilitation services for the disabled; "professional rehabilitation program" and "options for professional rehabilitation". Despite the fact that professional rehabilitation and adaptation in the workplace is an integral part of the state policy in the fi eld of social protection of persons with disabilities, there are many unresolved problems and diffi culties in this area.

scholarly journals Design and Fabrication of Automated Wheelchair

2020 ◽  
pp. 137-150
Author(s):  
Mohammed Iqbal Khatib ◽  
Shahin Shaikh ◽  
Syed Zubair Azeem ◽  
Mohd Taqi Uddin ◽  
Sohail Ahmed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Research Work ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Front Wheel ◽  
Whole Body ◽  
Motor Speed ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Physical Strength ◽  
Manual Wheelchair ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
User Friendly

Wheelchairs are used by people to whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury or disability. Driving a manual wheelchair or crutches is a difficult task and past invented automatic wheelchair are not available in present market that can be bought and used for physically disable persons. The purpose of this research work is to propose of an automated wheelchair system which facilitates the users. The proposed wheelchair has been implemented with design, simulation and construction of the whole body. Automated Wheel Chair assists disabled people to become more mobile and independent. The main objective of this project is to design and fabricate a cheap, intuitive and practical automated wheelchair. Many of the disabled persons uses hand powered wheelchair who do not have the physical strength or coordination to propel themselves on the tricycle with their arms and hands. This automated wheelchair has the potential to deliver increased freedom to a considerable consumer base. The proposed system presents a user friendly tricycle which can be easily assembled to the wheelchair at any time. It has front wheel propelled mechanism with hub motor installed inside the wheel. The controller is the brain of the automated wheelchair, controlling the motor speed, start, stop. As it is connected to all other electronic parts such as battery, motor, and the throttle, display (battery indicator). The disabled people who use a normal wheelchair for mobility and navigation requires an another person for support and to move around. Mobility of disabled people is concerned social issue nowadays. Here comes the need of an automated wheelchair, which adds on power to the manual wheelchair with its user friendly tricycle.

scholarly journals Szerettem volna ugyan tanulni, de sosem mertem belevágni a nehézségek miatt

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dóra Hangya
Keyword(s):  
Adult Education ◽  
Labour Market ◽  
School System ◽  
Social Inclusion ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Equal Access ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Educational Training ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Disabled Adults

Ma már nem kérdés, hogy a sokszínűséggel, a multikulturalitással foglalkozni kell, a kérdés inkább az, hogy például egy felnőttképzési intézmény vagy egy munkahelyi közösség hogyan tudja aktívan és stratégiai céllal kezelni a sokszínűséget, milyen intézkedésekkel tud értékteremtő puzzle-ként beépülni a cég, a közösség identitásába.Jelenleg az Új Nemzeti Kiválóság Program 2017/2018. évi pályázata keretében a ”Semmit rólatok, nélkületek” Fogyatékossággal élő személyek iskolarendszeren kívüli felnőttképzéshez való egyenlő esélyű hozzáférésének vizsgálata” c. kutatásban vizsgálom a fogyatékossággal élő felnőttek iskolarendszeren kívüli felnőttképzéshez történő egyenlő esélyű hozzáférésének tapasztalatait.A tanulmányomban bemutatott kutatásaim hiánypótló jellegűek. A kutatások támpontokat, útmutatót kívánnak nyújtani ahhoz, hogy az iskolarendszeren kívüli felnőttképzési intézményrendszer hatékonyabban tudja segíteni a fogyatékossággal élő személyek munkaerő-piaci (re)integrációját, társadalmi inklúzióját. A bemutatott kutatások hozzájárulhatnak egy olyan inkluzív felnőttképzési rendszer létrejöttéhez, mely hatékonyabban tudja segíteni a fogyatékossággal élő személyek munkaerő-piaci elhelyezkedését és hozzájárul a fogyatékossággal élő felnőttek egyéni igényen alapuló szükségleteinek megismeréséhez, mely hosszútávon eredményesebbé teheti a foglalkozási rehabilitáció oktatási-képzési célú tevékenységrendszerét. AbstractI wanted to study but because of the difficulties around, I never dared to start Today, it is out of question that diversity and multi-culture must be dealt with; the question is how an adult education institution or a workplace community can manage diversity actively and with a strategic view, what are the measures to be taken in order to include diversity as a value creating piece of puzzle into the identity of a firm or a community.  I am examining the experiences in the equal access of disabled adults to the adult education possibilities outside the school system in a research titled ‘”Nothing about you without you” Survey of the equal access of disabled persons to the adult education possibilities outside the school system’ and implemented within the 2017/18 call of the New Generation National Excellence Program.My researches presented in this study are stop-gap researches. They strive to provide starting points or a guide so that the adult education institutional system existing outside the traditional school system be able to support the labour market (re)integration and the social inclusion of the disabled people more effectively. The researches presented may contribute to the evolution of an inclusive adult education system that can more effectively help disabled people enter the labour market and can conduce to the exploration of the personal needs of the disabled adults, which may make the educational-training activity system of employment rehabilitation more successful in the long run. ________________________________________________________________________

THE PERSPECTIVES OF PHYSIOTHERAPY AND REHABILITATION STUDENTS ON DISABLED INDIVIDUALS AND THE EDUCATION OF THE DISABLED

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
pp. 175-181
Author(s):  
Ayşe ÜNAL
Keyword(s):  
Social Life ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Attitude Scale ◽  
Social Awareness ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Spring Semester ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Positive Attitudes ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
The Mean

The aim of this study was to determine the perspectives of the students of the physiotherapy and rehabilitation department towards the disabled and their attitudes towards the education of the disabled. Sixty-eight volunteer students (50 females, 18 males) studying at Pamukkale University School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation and taking the Psychosocial Rehabilitation course in the Spring Semester of the 2020-2021 Academic Year participated in the study. The Attitude Toward Disabled Persons Scale (ATDPS) was used to evaluate the positive and negative attitudes of the students towards the disabled individuals, and the Attitude Scale for the Training of Individuals with Disabilities (ASTID) was used to determine their views on the education of the disabled individuals. Evaluations were made at the beginning and end of the relevant semester. The mean age of the students was 19.44±1.07 years. In the first evaluation, the mean of ATDPS was 50.75±13.92 and the total score of ASTID was 51.04±18.42 points. At the last evaluation, the ATDPS score increased to 78.36±13.77 and the ASTID total score to 93.13±7.48 (p=0.0001). Providing students with basic information about various disability groups and their rehabilitation will increase the level of awareness towards people with disabilities. It is important to develop positive attitudes towards the disabled throughout society in order for the disabled to feel themselves as a part of social life and to increase their participation in social life. It will contribute to the increase of the social awareness of the organizations to be organized regarding the education of the disabled and disabled people. Organizations to be held regarding disabled people and the education of the disabled will contribute to the increase of social awareness.

Evaluation of disable friendliness of a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab, India

2013 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruchi Sharma ◽  
Manoj Kumar ◽  
Amarjeet Singh
Keyword(s):  
Specific Area ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Railway Transport ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Transport Facility ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Level Of Difficulty ◽  
Free Environment ◽  
High Level ◽  
Barrier Free

Abstract: Barriers make an environment unsafe and cause a high level of difficulty to the user. But more importantly, barriers cause space to be out of reach, denying disabled people the opportunity of participation in various spheres of life. This ranges from education, economic, social, cultural, and other activities. Many studies have focused on the disabilities study but less research has been devoted to the specific area such as railway transport facilities. Thus, this study was done with the objective to ascertain the extent to which a railway transport facility in Ludhiana city of Punjab is barrier free for the disabled.: A pretested questionnaire (Access Survey and Audit Checklist) was used, designed by the Rehabilitation Council of India and Samarthya National Center for Promotion of Barrier Free Environment for Disabled Persons was modified according to our study environment. Various aspects of study domains were scored according to their importance of usage as described by disabled people interviewed before the commencement of the study.: It was found in the study that disable friendliness of the railway transport facility remains a largely unrealized goal in Ludhiana city to date. The score obtained by the railway station of Ludhiana city was 41 and its disable friendliness was graded as average. The railway transport facility was far from being satisfactory than to be called barrier free. This loss of opportunity is not only a loss for the person concerned but also a loss for society, which misses out on their contribution.: Simply put, a barrier causes exclusion and its removal is necessary for ensuring inclusion and participation of all in society.

scholarly journals TWO LOW-COST HUMAN COMPUTER INTERFACES FOR PEOPLE WITH SEVERE DISABILITIES

2004 ◽  
Vol 16 (06) ◽  
pp. 344-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
MU-CHUN SU ◽  
YANG-HAN LEE ◽  
CHENG-HUI WU ◽  
SHI-YONG SU ◽  
YU-XIANG ZHAO
Keyword(s):  
Low Cost ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Main Application ◽  
Computer Interfaces ◽  
Human Computer Interfaces ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Potential Applications ◽  
And Control

The object of this paper is to present a set of techniques integrated into two low-cost human computer interfaces. Although the interfaces have many potential applications, one main application is to help the disabled persons to attain or regain some degree of independent communications and control. The first interface is a voice-controlled mouse and the second one is an accelerometer-based mouse.

scholarly journals Health Services Accessibility And Expectations of Disabled People

2019 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 69-77
Author(s):  
Muhammed Arca ◽  
Günay Saka
Keyword(s):  
Health Services ◽  
Public Transportation ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Rehabilitation Services ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Basic Services ◽  
Vocational Courses

Aim: In this study, it was aimed to investigate the distribution of disability types, treatment and rehabilitation needs, utilization of the basic services provided, and determination of expectations of disabled persons. Methods: This descriptive study was carried out in Hazro district of Diyarbakır. Of the 1069 individuals screened by a cross-sectional study, 148 disabled individuals were identified. A face-to-face meeting was provided with the families of these disabled individuals. The demographic characteristics of the disabled person, information on the types of disability, the use of health services and the questionnaire form which asks the expectation status were used. Results: The prevalence of disability was 13.8%. 51.3% of the disabled were male, 48.2% were not literate and 16.7% did not have any social security. It was determined that 37.8% of people with disabilities did not receive treatment for their disability and 98.0% did not benefit from rehabilitation services. It was found that 70.9% of the disabled did not receive education, 60.1% of them did not know about vocational and skill courses and 51.4% of them could not benefit from public transportation services. Families stated that, the disabled people do not go to any institution or rehabilitation center with 44.8% because of absence in the close environment; 26.9% stated that they do not know if there is any. It was found that the most important expectation of 50% of disabled people and their families from institutions and organizations is to provide health services easily. Conclusion: Disabled persons have difficulty in accessing health services and cannot benefit from rehabilitation services. Basic services such as education, vocational courses and public transport are also insufficient. In this sense, health and social service institutions have important duties.

scholarly journals Wearable upper limb motion assist robot for eating activity

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Uzair Kashtwari ◽  
Norsinnira Zainul Azlan ◽  
Ifrah Shahdad
Keyword(s):  
Upper Limb ◽  
Daily Living ◽  
Degrees Of Freedom ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Elbow Flexion ◽  
Disabled People ◽  
Flexion Extension ◽  
Feeding Cycle ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Upper Limb Movements

Many people all around the world are suffering from various types of disabilities and need to depend on others to perform activities of daily living. One of the essential daily living activities is eating. The disabled people should be able to eat their food independently at any time and place, without relying on the caregivers. This paper presents the development of a new wearable upper limb motion assist robot for helping the disabled to eat by themselves. The motion assists robot consists of two degrees of freedom (DOF) movement, focusing on the two most crucial upper limb movements in eating activity, which is the elbow flexion/extension and forearm pronation/supination. A light-weight material was used for the fabrication of the wearable motion assist robot, and Arduino was utilized as the microcontroller. The originality of the study was in terms of the design, operational sequence setting, and kinematic analysis of the wearable upper limb motion assist robot that was explicitly focusing on eating activity. The resulted prototype was portable, compact, light in weight, simple and low cost. The experimental results have proven that the proposed wearable upper limb motion assist robot for eating activity was successful in helping the users to perform the main upper extremity motions in eating. The success rate of the proposed system was 80%, and it took 6 seconds for the system to complete one feeding cycle.

scholarly journals A Wearable Low-cost Muscle Activated Switch for Wireless Control for the Physically Challenged Patients

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Iqbal
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Control ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Disabled Persons ◽  
Text To Speech ◽  
Semg Signal ◽  
Physically Disabled ◽  
Switch System ◽  
Disabled Patients ◽  
Physically Challenged ◽  
And Control

Abstract BackgroundTo control the environmental conditions of the living place and to use the electrical appliances and computers etc. are one of the major challenges for the physically disabled persons and elderly people. The surface electro myography (sEMG) is employed to detect the muscle movement and used for games therapy and various others applications. This paper presents a low-cost wearable muscle switch designed to acquire sEMG signal and process it to provides the control, gaming therapy and mode of communication to the physically disabled patients.ResultsThis paper proposes a wearable low-cost muscle activated switch to assist the physically challenged members of the society. The designed muscle activated switch consists of Myoware muscle sensors that is used for data acquisition and to detect the muscle activity from the target muscle using Electromyography (EMG) signals. The Arduino board provides the human-computer interface and control to the devices based on the muscle signal. The Bluesmirf bluetooth is used for the wireless connectivity to our designed system that assists the physically disabled persons to use the computer and to control the home appliances via commercially available Grid 3 software and wifi switches. The novelty of this muscle sensor switch is that it can be connected to any bluetooth compatible devices that can be controlled from any targeted muscle. The system was tested with Grid 3 software on laptop for environmental control and text to speech conversion.ConclusionsA low cost muscle sensor based Bluetooth switch system for the physically disabled patients has been presented in this paper. The designed switch can be connected to any Bluetooth enabled device as demonstrated in this paper. The physically disable persons can select any module from the Grid 3 software such as the environmental control (to control the environment via electrical appliances), text to speech converter (for Aphasia patients), gaming therapy etc. The designed system can also be utilized to use the Bluetooth enabled electric gadgets such as Mobile Phones, Ipad and android Tablets etc. in accessibility mode.

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