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Assistive Technology to Support the Mobility of Senior Citizens

Overcoming Mobility Barriers and Establishing Mobility Chains by Social Collaboration

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Maintaining mobility despite the bodily, mental, or monetary challenges which often come along with advanced age is a relevant aspect of the quality of live. The collaborative research project EMN-Moves provides assistive technology for initiating and coordinating mobility support in residential districts. Mobility support is seen as a social task involving the interplay of housing societies, social organisations and residents of different age groups—with and without special needs. The project focuses on two aspects: (1) a Geo-Wiki for documenting temporary mobility barriers and for generating proposals for alternative routes, (2) a matchmaking service for bringing together (elderly) people who need support with volunteers.

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  1. Josef-Stifung Bamberg, GewoBau Erlangen, WBG Nürnberg.

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Acknowledgements

We thank Lukas Berle and Jürgen Gegenfurtner who supported the implementation of our system in the context of their bachelor theses. Furthermore, we thank members of the senior citizen councils of Bamberg, Erlangen, and Nürmberg for helpful discussions.

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This work is funded by BMBF grant 16SV5700K (Technology and Innovation), Cooperation project “Europäische Metropolregion Nürnberg macht mobil durch technische und soziale Innovationen für die Menschen in der Region” (EMN-MOVES).

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Schlieder, C., Schmid, U., Munz, M. et al. Assistive Technology to Support the Mobility of Senior Citizens. Künstl Intell 27, 247–253 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13218-013-0254-3

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