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In this paper, the most important results of the social research within the Project “Assisted Living” at the Technical University of Kaiserslautern, are discussed: First we present impressions of elderly people who tested a newly developed user interface for touch screen Computers. Second, experiences of elderly people who use assistive devices in their everyday life are illustrated. Third, results of a standardised survey on acceptance of home automation technology are presented: The overall willingness to use new technical devices among the elderly is higher than often expected. Still, Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) for elderly people still faces some challenges: Costs and installation efforts are still very high, the most urgent needs and wants of elderly people should be emphasized more strongly for AAL to evolve into successful products on the market.
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Grauel, J., Spellerberg, A. (2008). Attitudes and Requirements of Elderly People Towards Assisted Living Solutions. In: Mühlhäuser, M., Ferscha, A., Aitenbichler, E. (eds) Constructing Ambient Intelligence. AmI 2007. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 11. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-85379-4_25
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