Submission + - Computers for the elderly...No Touching interface (medstartr.com) 1
jbrohan writes: "Computers are the realm of the young and speedy. Can they be adapted to provide services to the elderly, the deaf, the demented and the lame? We all have a grandma or two, what can we put on an Android tablet to bind her more strongly to the family and to compensate to some degree for the effects of age and illness? http://www.stay-in-touch.ca/ is an attempt to do this. It allows a "don't touch the screen" user interface because touching the "wrong" button ends up in unexpected places.
What could we do better? What about Mental illness...what do these people need that computers can provide? It can of course be very specialized and even a very small service. There is a crowdfunding to check if the stove has been left on http://www.medstartr.com/projects/75-cook-safe for example."
What could we do better? What about Mental illness...what do these people need that computers can provide? It can of course be very specialized and even a very small service. There is a crowdfunding to check if the stove has been left on http://www.medstartr.com/projects/75-cook-safe for example."