> 2009.09.17-19 > II National Congress of Technology and Augmentative Communication, organized by Unizar
Addressed to disable and elderly people to be held at the University of Zaragoza, in collaboration with ISAAC and local entities and admintrations. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................
> 2009.02.17 > Presentation and demonstration of the Easyline+ user interfaces
Presentation and demonstration of the Easyline+ user interfaces on 17th February 2009 to the Chief Executive of the Wales NHS Informing Healthcare programme (http://www.wales.nhs.uk/ihc/). This was a very high-level event which was also attended by the NEWI Vice Chancellor. The feedback given was extremely positive and Informing Healthcare are very interested in becoming involved in future work of this nature. ......................................................................................................................................................................................................
> 2008.11.30 - 2008.12.02 > Easy Line+ in the Ministerial eInclusion Conference in Vienna
The 2008 e-Inclusion Ministerial Conference will be held from 30 November to 2 December in the Vienna Reed Messe Congress Centre. It is a jointly organised by the European Commission and the hosting Austrian Government, in cooperation with the French Presidency of the Council of the European Union. The Easy Line+ project preformed a presentation on "Accesible mainstream products and services: Challenges, opportunites and limitations"
> 2008.11.13-14 > Easy Line+ in the International congress on Technologies for Ambient Assited Living: Oportunities under the auspices of the French presidency of the European Union Council
The conference was complemented by a large scale exhibition of around 100 stands. Throughout 15,000 square meters, delegates were able to "touch & feel" a range of technologies and solutions currently on the market and in development to support user needs as well as sharing experiences with successful initiatives from across Europe.
The Exhibition Opening Ceremony took place on Sunday November 30th at 12:30, Minister Besson and Minister Silhavy cut the ribbon (see picture). It was followed by a press walkabout. The exhibition was open until Tuesday December 2nd at 14.00
The EASY LINE+ project is currently entering an interesting and vital stage.The various components involved: the kitchen appliances, RFID tags, sensors, communications systems, e-servant, neural network intelligence and the user interfaces, are all about to be put together in the integration phase.A working prototype will be demonstrated in July.
NEWI/CAIR's EASY LINE+ Team, headed by Rich Picking and Vic Grout, were asked to organise a special session at the IASTED International Conference on Assistive Technologies (AT 2008) wich was held in Baltimore, Maryland, USA, in April 2008. The special session, 'Affordable Assistive Technologies', focused on low-cost technologies suitable for use in domestic environments and on a large scale. ........................................................................................................................................................................................................
The first of the EASY LINE+ workshops on ‘Technologies for Assisted Living (TfAL) was held on 27th September in Wrexham.NEWI’s Centre for Applied Internet Research (CAIR) welcomed participants from a rich array of backgrounds in the community, including local authorities, carers, medical experts and academics.
The workshop focused on various issues including telecare, homes for life, smart home technologies, and technology to support vulnerable people with a range of needs.Whilst most of the discussion concentrated on the needs of elderly people, there was still valuable consideration of the requirements for disabled people.Specific topics included: Sensory impairment, Cognitive needs, Well-being, Physical disabilities, Affordable Telecare and Everyday living
There was lots of entertaining and lively debate, and all participants expressed an interest to continue the links made on the day. A newsletter was produced following the event as the first step towards building such links.
> 2007.04.12 >e-Inclusion experiences Share your e-Inclusion experiences; discuss what's needed with other stakeholders; see what is happening in other countries. Realising the European e-Inclusion objectives is a challenge, to say the least. It requires rich information, sense-making and understanding, imagination, dedication, cooperation and sharing. We have therefore decided to support this by setting up an experimental, wiki-based website where sharing and cooperation can be stimulated. You will find reports about national experiences and state-of-play, discussions on specific e-inclusion themes, and - hopefully - a lot of other interesting things to discover. You are invited to share your creativity and experience at http://www.ipolicy.eu and help bring closer the participation of all in economy and society with the help of information and communication technology.
