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ATIS4all Thematic Network launched to facilitate access to AT devices

admin — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 10:35:18 +0000

The ATIS4all thematic network seeks to facilitate everyone’s access to the most suitable AT or accessibility device and service according to their needs and preferences and contextual characteristics (e.g. ICT solution, environment constraints, user device, language, etc.) by means of an open, collaborative portal offering reliable information on AT products, inclusive solutions and R&D initiatives.

REACH112 – REsponding to All Citizens needing Help

admin — Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:37:38 +0000

REACH 112 logo

REACH112 – REsponding to All Citizens needing Help – will implement an accessible alternative to traditional voice telephony that will be suitable for all. While people with disabilities find it hard to communicate with the existing solutions, REACH112 will provide modes of communication so that they will find a way to communicate in each situation, may it be with a live real-time text conversation, with sign language, with lip reading, with voice or with any simultaneous combination of these modes described by the concept of Total Conversation. The service will be of benefit for all.
More information on the project website.

SOCIABLE: Motivating platform for elderly networking, mental reinforcement and social interaction

admin — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:58:46 +0000

Anatomy of a SOCIABLE Care Centre – Supported Services

SOCIABLE will pilot a radically new ICT based approach for integrated support of mental activity, as well as boosting of social interaction for individuals that have been diagnosed to suffer from mild dementia. SOCIABLE will integrate human support and care services offered by care centres and specialized/expert operators (e.g., geriatric internist, geriatric psychiatrist, neurologist, neuropsychologist or geropsychologist), with state-of-the-art ICT infrastructure and independent living technologies.

This new approach will build upon three tested technological pillars, which have proven therapeutical value, namely: (a) Novel perceptive mixed reality interfaces based on multi-touch surfaces, (b) An open platform for cognitive training games development, which allows the flexible creation and customization of cognitive training games and (c) “Profiling” and social “matching” capabilities boosting social networking and interaction between aged individuals.

SOCIABLE will be piloted with the participation of 350 senior citizens in 7 different pilot sites (TRONDHEIM Kommune, Hygeia Hospital, Morgagni Pierantoni Hospital, Municipality of Forlì, Social Policy Center of the Municipality of Kifissia, Santa Lucia Foundation and PREVI S.L) from 4 European countries (Greece, Italy, Norway, Spain).

Overall, SOCIABLE will integrate, deploy and operate an innovative ICT-enabled on-line service for assessing and accordingly reinforcing the mental state of the elderly through pleasant gaming activities for cognitive training, while at the same time boosting their social networking and activating their day-to-day interpersonal interactions. SOCIABLE is envisaged as a service with high potential for societal impact that could add significant value to current service offerings of care services providers. Furthermore, it is associated with a clear business potential for sustainability and wider use by care service providers within (but also outside of) the SOCIABLE consortium.

SOCIABLE is a pilot type B project supported by the ICT-PSP Programme of the European Commission
Duration: 36 Months
Project number: 238891
Project web site: www.sociable-project.eu