A considerable portion of the world's population is made up of people with disabilities, which
leads to difficulties in carrying out activities of daily living. In addition to these difficulties …

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to verify whether the horizontal grab bar for the toilet
and the bathtub suggested by the Code du bâtiment du Québec conform to users' …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to verify whether the horizontal grab bar for the toilet
and the bathtub suggested by the Code du bâtiment du Québec conform to users' …

Usability and accessibility are key design characteristics that enable consumers with
disabilities to effectively and safely interact with mainstream products as they pursue …

Disabled people often do not use the equipment supplied to them. Past work indicates that
there are many reasons for this, including the low priority given to user views by the …

Maintaining independence when getting older is an important aspect in everyday life and to
remain the quality of life. It can be difficult to accept the need of assistance, why sufficient …

This paper outlines a system for arm rehabilitation for children with upper-limb hemiplegia
resulting from cerebral palsy. Our research team designed a two-player, interactive …

The patterns of use, perceived usefulness and perceived safety of five different
configurations of bathtub grab bars were evaluated by 103 community-living seniors in …

Background: While there are many available tools and methods to evaluate product
usability, few have been tested on user groups with disabilities and even fewer …

This paper reports the findings of a study that evaluated the ability of 66 ambulatory and 50
nonambulatory older people to toilet independently and safely. A repeated measures …