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Talkitt makes it possible for people with speech disabilities to communicate and be understood using their own voice  Talkitt’s speech recognition technology translates the unintelligible sounds of people with motor, speech or cognitive disabilities into clear speech in real time. Unlike other AAC devices which can prove to be bulky, expensive and stigmatizing, the Talkitt mobile app (under development) is easily downloadable from the AppStore and can be used on any smart phone or tablet hereby addressing the communication challenges faced by millions of people by enabling them to interact using their own voices in real time. Talkitt’s technological innovation lies in its capacity to familiarise itself with an individual’s unique speech, making no assumptions about the speaker’s phonology. This...Read More

AAL Smart Ageing Challenge Prize Finalists – RelaxedCare RelaxedCare: A cube that cares New system provides easy way to care and communicate with loved ones in need Informal caregiving is often a stressful role to take on, but the team behind the RelaxedCare System don’t believe that it has to be. Instead of continuously worrying about a loved one’s wellbeing and constantly checking in, this novel technology aims to connect informal caregivers with assisted persons via an intuitive, user-friendly device to eliminate undue concern.  The RelaxedCare System is about conveying information, allaying fears and connecting users. Sensors in the assisted person’s home calculate their wellbeing state which is displayed as a colour on a cubed device, the main component of...Read More

AAL Smart Ageing Challenge Prize Finalists – Tavla TAVLA: A new app platform to enable care for older adults Innovative platform provides new app development process to allow people of different limitations to use technology TAVLA is a new app platform for seniors and disabled people that improves their quality of life and enables them to stay longer and self-determined at home. TAVLA empowers care providers to develop apps for their services and reach their customers more easily. This increases the quality of life and security of older adults in their beloved homes. Due to the innovative interaction model of TAVLA the usability of apps is much more intuitive and can be personalised. This innovative and standardised interaction model has...Read More

AAL Smart Ageing Challenge Prize Finalists – AlzhUp An app to fight Alzheimer’s Inventor with personal experience of Alzheimer’s shortlisted for major prize for AlzhUp, a system developed to delay the effects of dementia Dementia is a condition that affects more and more people across the globe and the numbers are only going to increase, particularly with those suffering with Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia. Alzheimer’s currently accounts for 80 per cent of all dementia cases and more than 47 million people are suffering with it worldwide. That figure is set to double by the year 2050. As well as being a medical challenge, Alzheimer’s is also an economic issue. On average, each patient costs the average...Read More

The global ageing megatrend: building homes for the future  The ageing population of Europe has been seen as a crisis to many as the rising costs of long term care and the challenges that affect the daily lives of older adults put more and more pressure on society. With 75 per cent of houses in the EU are deemed not suitable for independent living, there is now a huge demand for age-friendly homes. So, is this really a crisis, or is it an opportunity to help integrate people into society for longer while simultaneously tapping into a new construction market?   Populations around the world are ageing. This long-term trend began several decades ago in Europe due to increased life...Read More

AAL Smart Ageing Challenge Prize Finalists – Memrica App helps people living with early dementia make the most of each day New app Prompt provides visual diary and reminder system to help boost confidence Dementia is one of the biggest health challenges facing the world today with 44 million people living with the disease worldwide. However, in the early stages, when people are still active, they can have a great quality of life with the right support. UK company Memrica has worked with people living with the early stage of the disease, their families and clinicians to create Prompt, a service that aims to reduce the anxiety about forgetting, which impacts social confidence and independence. An app provides a visual...Read More

AAL Smart Ageing Challenge Prize Finalists – Kemuri Smart power socket monitors wellbeing in older adults Kemuri helps older people retain independence with smart socket that monitors user activity and relays data to family and carers It’s a fact of life that people decline in their old age and that accidents and illness may go undetected for days, or even weeks.  You want to know that your loved ones are safe, healthy and active every day.  Are vulnerable older people keeping warm, eating, drinking and moving around as normal? With families now widely dispersed, it isn’t easy to make daily visits to check on wellbeing and take immediate action in emergencies. Often older people are in denial about the risks...Read More

The ageing population of Europe has been seen as a crisis by many as the rising costs of long term care and the challenges that affect the daily lives of older adults put more and more pressure on society. However, the power of technology is now helping to give independence back to older adults, and demand for solutions that improve quality of life for them and their carers is soaring. So, is this really a crisis, or is it an opportunity to help integrate people into society for longer while simultaneously nurturing a new market that can help boost the economy? Populations around the world are ageing. This long-term trend began several decades ago in Europe due to increased life expectancy and...Read More

  The ageing population of Europe has been seen as a crisis to many as the rising costs of long term care and the challenges that affect the daily lives of older adults put more and more pressure on society. However, the power of technology is now helping to give independence back to older adults, and demand for solutions that improve quality of life for them and their carers is soaring. So, is this really a crisis, or is it an opportunity to help integrate people into society for longer and improve the well-being of older adults in Europe?   Populations around the world are ageing. This long-term trend began several decades ago in Europe due to increased life expectancy and declining...Read More

AAL to present at the 10th WDA Forum in St. Gallen The composition of the world’s population is changing fast. The megatrend of demographic change is the most critical to face our planet this century. The AAL Programme exists to help provide solutions to the challenges that this change presents. This year St. Gallen will be hosting, as well as the AAL Forum, the 10th World Demographic and Ageing (WDA) Forum. The conference will outline the many factors that will significantly influence the ongoing and irreversible changes to the global population dynamics of the 21st century. Leading experts from across the globe will be debating and sharing pressing topics such as migration, low-interest environment, economic innovations in mobility, communication, employment,...Read More