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Project Work
 
Interdisciplinary approach
Through the co-operation between several professions, social as well as technical, and multinational work the project achieves added benefits in addition to national expertise.
 
User centred
The research is done in close contact and co-operation with representatives of users and their carers. Early in the project there have been workshops in the partner countries where the technology has been demonstrated and opinions have been sought from experts as well as family members and relevant organisations. These opinions have been incorporated in the development and choice of products.
 
Builds on existing knowledge
There are three dementia research centres in the project, representing a wide and cross professional knowledge about people with dementia. Several partners have worked with technology and people with dementia in national and European projects (EU projects TED: Technology, Ethics and Dementia and ASTRID: A Social and Technological Response to the needs of Individuals with Dementia and their carers.)
 
Methods
A specific methodology is being developed to do the assessments within ethical and legal constraints, as well as to give realistic results. Cost benefit analysis will also be carried out in all four countries.

We hope that the methodology will be useable by other projects where technology is tested in the home environment of people with dementia.

 
Dissemination of results
There will be
  • national workshops annually in each country
  • a brochure for a wider audience
  • publications and presentations at conferences
  • this web site
  • reports from the project will be laid out on the web site for downloading and printing
  • a final, international conference in Norway

As reports have been presented to the Commission and are approved by EC and the partners, you will be able to find them on this web site.

Enabling products for persons with dementia

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.
 
Product of the month: 
Programmable telephone with large buttons
Product of the month
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Quality of Life
The project aims at facilitating independent living of people with early dementia and to promote their wellbeing through access to enabling systems and products. Pleasure, memory support, entertainment and own activity are key words in the project. The project is funded under the EC Programme Quality of Life and living resources, and will last for three years, starting in March 2001.
 
Five countries, wide experience
The partners are situated in England, Ireland, Finland, Lithuania and Norway, are interdisciplinary and have wide experience in dementia care and research, technology development and human factors.
 
Contact us
We welcome questions and comments!
-> post@enableproject.org

 

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

 
 
       
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22-Nov-2004
 
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