Name: smart technology for aging, disability, and independence : the state of the science
Price: 129.64 USD
Availability: InStock
Author: william c. mann
ISBN: 9780471696940

portada smart technology for aging, disability, and independence : the state of the science

Type

Physical Book

Publisher

wiley-interscience

Author

william c. mann

Pages

379.00

ISBN

0471696943

ISBN13

9780471696940

Synopsis "smart technology for aging, disability, and independence : the state of the science"

the book is a thorough introduction to the technologies promoting independence for older and disabled persons as they face age related declines and age related chronic conditions. the chapters will cover such topics as device and computer accessibility, home automation to support independence, assistive robotics, smart environments, and emerging standards in and the future of elder care, all written by experts in their respective fields. the book ` s chapters will be based on presentations at three conferences on aging and independence: the international conference on aging, disability and independence (icadi); a pre-icadi conference, sponsored by the national science foundation and the european engineering and physical sciences research council a post-icadi conference, to be held at the international symposium on applications and the internet (saint) conference