The overall objective of ENABLE is to investigate whether it is possible to facilitate independent living of people with early dementia and to promote their wellbeing through access to technological systems and products.

• Develop a test series of products that aim to enable the person with dementia to keep him/herself occupied with activities which give pleasure, support memory or facilitate communication, and to validate products that are commercially available.
  
• Develop a methodology for assessment and analysis of effects of products aimed to enable people with dementia living in their own home.
  
• Develop an approach towards cost/benefit analysis and make preliminary estimations based on the experience of users and carers.
  
• Examine whether such products can enable people with dementia and support their wellbeing by giving positive experiences, reducing worries and unrest, and reducing the burden on carers.
  
• Disseminate knowledge to people with dementia, their carers and organisations as well as to health and social care service systems and industry about the potential of enabling products.
  
• Make an overview of problems and needs which each of the products aim to solve or reduce both for the person with dementia, for their carers and for society.
  

This is the web site of an exciting research project which is aimed at "marrying the new with the familiar" when developing and introducing new technology to people with dementia and their carers.

Funded by the European Commission under the Programme "Quality of Life and Management of Living Resources", Contract No. QLK6 - 2000 - 00653