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Tote Board-Enabling Lives Initiative
Grant Call
Data and Technology: Information and Resources
Empowering Persons with disabilities and Caregivers
with Information and Resources on Technology
BackgroundEnabling Masterplan 2012-16 on Assistive Technology (AT) and ICT
• AT and ICT enhances the quality of life of persons with disabilities and their potential to lead productive lives
• AT and ICT was underutilised at a systemic level
• AT and ICT adoption has to increase
SG Enable’s Focus Group Discussions
• Information and knowledge of AT and ICT were fragmented
• Dependence on individual know-how
• Information needs to be reliable, updated and accessible (including searchable, easily understood etc)
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Landscape• Gartner (Dec 2013):
– Persons with disabilities is an underserved market segment
– 1 Billion people worldwide
– They and immediate friends and family with annual
disposable income of US$8 Trillion
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Approximately
10% of Singapore
households are
impacted
More Support to Persons with Disabilities
The Future Landscape • The year 2030
• World’s Aging Population and Persons with Disabilities.
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Sample Segment(s):
• Rehab Robot’s market size
is at US$43.3 million is
expected to grow
dramatically to reach
US$1.8 billion by 2020 – WinterGreen
Research, June 2014
• Exoskeletons’ market size
could reach US$292
million by 2020 – ABI Research, July
2014
All Technology are Assistive
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Examples of AT and ICT
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Objectives of this Grant Call
• Increase awareness of the diverse options of AT/ ICT
• Improve access to timely and relevant information on AT/ ICT
• Improve ability to make informed decisions about AT/ ICT
• Increase adoption and usage of AT / ICT
• Improve coordination and efficient use of resources
• Successful projects should benefit persons with disabilities directly at a significantly to:
– Enhance quality of life
– Lead productive lives
– Harness AT/ ICT for job customisation and job opportunities
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Aggregated Information Source on AT/ ICT
• Aggregation of information that is:
– Beyond a directory listing, easily updated
– Furnished with content that is easily understood
by “man on the street”. Content can include:
• Types of AT/ ICT
• Mainstream products that can be used as AT/ ICT
• Auxiliary and other information such as sources of
funding, distributors, repairs, customization etc
– Able to allow user to determine the reliability of
the content for example, content that are
curated and verified by AT/ ICT professionals
versus content that is shared by peers
Possible Approach 1(a)
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An Example: Independent Living Centre (NSW)
• 7,000 AT products
– And there are mainstream
technologies and products
that can be used as AT
– And there are new
development each day
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Continuous AT/ ICT Info Throughout Life
• Key considerations:
– Different needs for AT in different stages of life, or
experience change in environment
– New solutions will be presented as technologies are
innovated, invented or mainstreamed
– AT/ IT products would need repairs and
maintenance
• Possible areas to consider:
– Information (with different reliability) data-mined
predictive analytics contextualized for
individuals throughout life stages
– Individuals can benefit from dynamic information,
tips, advise, service or instructional content about
AT/ ICT
Possible Approach 1(b)
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Enhancing AT/ ICT Information and Assessment
• Key considerations:
– Persons with disabilities interact with various
organizations to get AT/ ICT. For example, needs
assessment product identification product trial
financial assistance
• Possible areas to consider:
– Nurture team(s) of AT/ ICT assessors with capabilities
to serve pan-disabilities profile
– Develop capabilities to bring AT/ ICT assessment
services to persons with disabilities in their natural
environment (e.g. school, workplace, home etc)
– Equip “key contact points” with knowledge to provide
initial advice for AT/ ICT assessment
Possible Approach 2
Summary
• Overarching principle is to develop
solutions that:
– Enable content to be aggregated for search and
dissemination
– Relevance, timely and reliable
– Self-help and pervasive help to make informed
decisions in addition to professional
recommendations
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The Grant Call welcomes other ideas apart from the outlined
approaches.
Other Information and Background
Evolution or Revolution
- From clinical to
mainstream
(fashionable)
- Social acceptance
- Adding new
technologies to product
(e.g. transition lens,
progressive lens etc)
Captain Hook
(the missing arm)
Robo Cop
(the body)
Train the Dragon
(a missing leg- and fin)
Star Wars
(Luke Skywalker’s bionic
arm)
Elysium
(Exoskeleton)
Edge of Tomorrow
(Exoskeleton)
The REEL Perspective on Assistive Technologies (AT)
The REEL Perspective on Assistive Technologies (AT)
Moral of the story:
Assistive Technologies are nothing
new – we been thinking and
dreaming about it since young
(and some of it does become
REAL)
Cochlear
(Listening device.
AU$3.5 Billion market cap)
EKSO
(Wearable bionic suit.
US$104.4 Million market
cap)
ReWalk
(Personal Exoskeleton, Aiming
at US$40-50 Million IPO,
US$250-300 Million valuation)
JACO Robotic Arm
(6-axis robotic manipulator
arm with a 3-fingered hand.
)
TEK RMD
(Allow paraplegia to sit,
stand and navigate)
OrCam
(Audio feedback to relay
visual information. Targeting
342 million adults with visual
impairment)
A REAL Perspective on Assistive Technologies (AT)
T.Jacket
(Wearable Touch
Technology jacket for
sensory disorder)
SoftWheel
(Shock absorbing
compression, more ease,
less fatigue )
Magellan Microprocessor
Foot Ankle System
(Mobile app, adjustable
ankles)
EyeGaze
(User operates computer
system by looking at
rectangular “keys” or cells)
Top Chair-S
(Stair Climbing Wheelchair)
Finger Reader
(Reads printed text out
loud)
Other Assistive Technologies (AT)
Lift Lab Spoon
(Tremor stabilization
device)
Eyeronman
(Vibrating clothes to help
navigate – for blind and
firefighters)
Environmental Controls
(iPad and Sew-on sensors)
3D Printing Lorm Glove
(Help deaf-blind people to
communicate with anyone)
Maxim Eyes
(60X magnification)
Other Assistive Technologies (AT)
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