Individuals with spinal cord injuries (SCI) can have multiple cognitive and physical
disabilities because of their injury. Appropriately-designed technology can be empowering …

Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) need to perform numerous self-care behaviors,
some very frequently. Pressure reliefs (PRs), which prevent life-threatening pressure ulcers …

Existing obstacle avoidance systems do not consider the situation of hollowed-out obstacles.
Therefore, in this paper, we design an assistive cane with visual odometry based on these …

The goal of this paper is to report how the adaptation of user centered (UCD) design
approaches meet the specificities of impaired persons and their ecosystem for the design of …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is the second most prevalent neurodegenerative disease in the
world. Impacts of the disease on both quality of life and social participation make it a major …

The involvement of the ecosystem or social environment of the disabled user is considered
as very useful and even essential for the human-centered design of assistive technologies …

Le développement d'un système d'information nécessite toujours de prendre plusieurs
décisions sur les méthodologies et les technologies à utiliser avant de commencer les …

While walking around a city, the temporary obstacles present on the sidewalk barely register
in most people's minds. The reality for people with disabilities is quite different, whether it'sa …

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by difficulties of socialization, disorders
of verbal communication, restricted and stereotyped patterns of behaviors. Firstly, the paper …

Robot technologies for care homes and people affected by dementia has become a popular
research field. However, such technologies have not become mainstream in care homes yet …