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10.3233/978-1-61499-684-2-567
| Title: | The "Free from housing accessibility problems" app |
| Authors: | Jonsson, Oskar Slaug, Björn Haak, Maria Mårtensson, Knut Schmidt, Steven M. Oswald, Frank Rimland, Joseph M. Tomsone, Signe Svensson, Torbjörn Iwarsson, Susanne Swallow, David Sandoval, Leonardo Lewis, Andrew Darzentas, Jenny Petrie, Helen Walsh, Tanja Power, Christopher Department of Rehabilitation |
| Keywords: | Ageing;Housing provision;ICT products;Social innovations;User involvement;3.4 Medical biotechnology;3.3 Health sciences;1.1. Scientific article indexed in Web of Science and/or Scopus database;Biomedical Engineering;Health Informatics;Health Information Management |
| Issue Date: | 2016 |
| Publisher: | IOS Press |
| Citation: | Jonsson , O , Slaug , B , Haak , M , Mårtensson , K , Schmidt , S M , Oswald , F , Rimland , J M , Tomsone , S , Svensson , T & Iwarsson , S 2016 , The "Free from housing accessibility problems" app . in D Swallow , L Sandoval , A Lewis , J Darzentas , H Petrie , T Walsh & C Power (eds) , Universal Design 2016 : Learning from the Past, Designing for the Future - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Universal Design, UD 2016 . Studies in Health Technology and Informatics , vol. 229 , IOS Press , pp. 567-570 , 3rd International Conference on Universal Design , York , United Kingdom , 21/08/16 . https://doi.org/10.3233/978-1-61499-684-2-567 conference |
| Series/Report no.: | Studies in Health Technology and Informatics |
| Abstract: | The present study concerns the development of a computerized tool targeting housing accessibility issues. A user-centered approach involving professionals from the housing sector and senior citizens from four European countries resulted in a fully functional prototype of a mobile application (app) including an apartment database. The app raises awareness on housing accessibility and has the potential to support decision making and strengthen all citizens regardless of functional capacity to be more active in their endeavors for a satisfying housing solution. Further refinements and additional features are needed to enhance the potential benefits; they include addressing potential challenges facing senior citizens, developing interactive features that allow users to provide input and adapting to different national contexts to make the app applicable for the European market. |
| Description: | Publisher Copyright: © 2016 The authors and IOS Press. |
| DOI: | 10.3233/978-1-61499-684-2-567 |
| ISBN: | 9781614996835 |
| ISSN: | 0926-9630 |
| Appears in Collections: | Research outputs from Pure / Zinātniskās darbības rezultāti no ZDIS Pure |
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