TUW (Vienna University of Technology – Institute of Design & Assessment of Technology, Centre for Applied Assistive Technologies)
TUW’s (Institute of Design & Assessment of Technology, Centre for Applied Assistive Technologies) expertise is in R&D of assistive devices for disabled and old people mainly in the areas sensory substitution, alternative and augmentative communication, smart living environments, mobility support and user interface design.
A general rule for all projects is broad interaction with users during all phases of a project.
TUW has close contacts to the ‘Living-Lab Schwechat’ (Senior Citizen Centre) as well as to a geriatric hospital and NGO’s providing different support for elderly living at home or in institutions. TUW has sound expertise in ethics with respect to the design, development and testing of Assistive Technology and ethics of user involvement.
Role in DOMEO
TUW provides expertise in research and development of new technical solutions for disabled and older persons. TUW will support the definition of ethically validated evaluation methodology and will do lab testing and evaluation of prototypes.
The knowledge of the project will be used for publications in scientific journals, communications at international conferences and lectures on postgraduate level.
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