TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES Smart Homes

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TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE
DISABILITIES Smart Homes

• Rodney Bell
• ASSET Consulting LLC
• (Applying Software, Systems, and Engineering
  Technology)
• Eight Annual Coleman Institute Conference
• on Cognitive Disability and Technology
• Oct. 16, 2008, St. Julien Hotel, Boulder, Colorado

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Categories of Technology Supports

• Machines
• RobotsTangible computingVirtual reality
• Personal Devices
• Memory, prompt aidsBody monitorsAAC
• Smart Phone-based
• Assisted cognitionLocation-based info services
  Reality mining

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Categories of Technology Supports

• Computing/Networks
• Software apps
• Information systems
• Web apps
• Situated Systems
• Smart Homes
• Facility systems
• Urban systems

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Smart Home Definition

• A Smart home can
• detect signs of and determine, estimate, or
  predict
• residents activities, cognition, or health and
• provide or use this information on residents
  behalf

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Smart Home Products and Projects
Benefits Independence, Improve Quality of
Life/Health, Reduce Costs
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Smart Home Technology

• Precursors Related Tech
• Home automation, Security systems, Electronic
  home, Remote home monitoring, Green houses
• System Aspects
• Platforms integration, Networks connectivity
  Standards, Accessibility, Universal design

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RD Challenges of Smart Homes

• Vision
• Adaptive, Data Commons, Communities of Care
• Open architecture, interoperability,
• Sensor nets diverse, robust, adaptive
• Data fusion and predictive modeling
• Accurate activity estimates (v. false
  positives/negatives)
• Cognitively appropriate interfaces
• Inform, Respond, Prompt

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Applying Smart Homes

• Business case Financial, Quality of Life, of
  Care
• Fit with Society Ethics, Community, Government
• Mainstream Tech Adopt and Adapt
• Promote Sharing Data commons, Social networks
• Evolve solutions User-centered, Pilots

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TECHNOLOGIES FOR PEOPLE WITH COGNITIVE
DISABILITIES Smart Homes

• Rodney Bell
• ASSET Consulting LLC
• (Applying Software, Systems, and Engineering
  Technology)
• Eight Annual Coleman Institute Conference
• on Cognitive Disability and Technology
• Oct. 16, 2008, St. Julien Hotel, Boulder, Colorado