AAL Projects in Sweden 2009

Hearing@Home, HaH
The Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm is participant of the HaH project funded by the European Commission in its 6th framework program (FP6-IST STREP project) and addressing the strategic objective of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) for the Ageing Society.

The HaH project focuses on the needs of the hearing-impaired in home environments. Formerly separated devices like the personal computer (PC), hi-fi systems, TV sets, digital cameras, telephones, fax machines, intercoms, and services like internet access, Voice over IP (VoIP), Personal Information Management (PIM), Pay TV, and home automation grow together. These devices and services are accessible via a TV set that is connected to a PC or set top box (STB) that implements interfaces to network gateways as well as to home automation scenarios. The TV set becomes the »central Home Information and Communication (HIC) platform« of the household in the communication society. The HIC platform will support the hearing-impaired with easy to configure »supportive audio signal processing (SASP)« and visual support on a TV screen.

Mainstreaming on Ambient Intelligence, MonAMI
The Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology (SIAT) is coordinator of the MonAMI project funded by the EU 6th framework programme IST (Information Society Technologies).
The overall objective of MonAMI is to ensure equal access, independent living and participation for elderly and disabled persons in the Information society.This will be done through applied research and development, using advanced technology in order to mainstream accessibility in consumer goods and services, including public services.

COGAIN - Communication by Gaze Interaction
COGAIN is a network of excellence on Communication by Gaze Interaction, supported by the European Commission's IST 6th framework program. COGAIN integrates cutting-edge expertise on interface technologies for the benefit of users with disabilities. The network aims to gather Europe's leading expertise in eye tracking integration with computers in a research project on assistive technologies for citizens with motor impairments.
Swedish partners are Tobii Technology AB and DART– Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Assistive Technology (AT).

Improved Health, Safety and Well being for Elderly people
The Centre for Distance-Spanning Healthcare (CDH) at Luleå University of Technology is partner in the MyHealth project that aims to offer the ageing population in the Northern Periphery region improved Health, Safety and Well being through the use of new products and services. The products and services focus on mobile safety alarms, prescribed self treatment and social networks. The products and services are developed in close co-operation between elderly people, healthcare and welfare staff, ICT companies and healthcare and welfare researchers. The products and services are evaluated and improved during field trials in Sweden, Norway and Northern Ireland.

Early Dementia Care - CogKnow
The Centre for Distance-Spanning Healthcare (CDH) at Luleå University of Technology is partner in the FP6-project CogKnow and aims to help ageing people with early dementia to experience greater autonomy and feelings of empowerment, and to enjoy an enhanced quality of life. CogKnow also aims to develop and evaluate in field tests a user validated remotely configurable cognitive prosthetic device with associated services for people with mild dementia. Cogknow is a STREP within the 6th Framework programme.

Network for family caregivers
InView and the Swedish Carer Organisation have initiated a joint project to develop services on top of the ippi solution to simplify everyday life of carers. The project is supported by the Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology, SIAT. Inview has developed ippi™ that can receive and send via TV film clips, photos, text, voice messages and e-mails from and to all mobile phones and computers in the world. (Inview News)

Mobilephone for Elderly
Swedish Institute of Assistive Technology, SIAT, is funding the development of a user friendly mobile phone for elderly with 750.000 SEK. The phone will be developed by Swedish phone company Doro and will be launched in 2009.

Individual mobile phone user interface
Rule Communications AB, a spinoff from a collaboration between researchers at the Royal Institute of Technology (Stockholm, Sweden) and Columbia University (New York, USA), is developing an individual mobile phone user interface aimed for elderly people aged 75 years and older. The user interface can be transfered from mobile phones not older than 2005 to new models and lowers the learning curve for the elderly dramatically.

TimeCard - Digital timer with light signals
Ramatek AB is devloping a digital timer for people with hearing disabilities. The project is funded by SIAT with 400 000 SEK.

Elderly caregivers and technology
Karolinska Institute, Division of Occupational Therapy, has started a pilotstudy to develop a checklist for caregivers and families that can help to identfy important technology aspects when supporting people with dementia.