L’ Equipe d’Appui en Adaptation Réadaptation (EARR) de l’Agglomération Angevine intervient pour favoriser le maintien à domicile des personnes âgées, personnes atteintes de maladies chroniques et personnes en situation de handicap vieillissantes en risque de perte d’autonomie dont la fragilité a été repérée par un professionnel de premier recours.
Ms Sylvie Bilodeau (INLB).
Presentation at the 3rd International SensAge Conference, 23 June 2014: Promoting Active Participation By Ageing People with Sensory Disabilities.
Please click at the powerpoint presentation below to view the presentation.
Géré par la Mutualité Française Anjou Mayenne, le CRBV, établissement de Soins de Suite et de Réadaptation, établissement de santé privé d’intérêt collectif (ESPIC), propose à près de 400 personnes déficientes visuelles par an, un bilan personnalisé des capacités fonctionnelles visuelles et un parcours de rééducation, réadaptation et un accompagnement personnalisé.
Réalisé par le Centich, espace d’accueil, d’information et de conseils en aides techniques parcours de sensibilisation et de prévention banc d’essai des technologies pour l’autonomie dans le logement, lieu d’échanges et de formation pour les professionnels. Un exemple d'innovation pour aider à compenser la perte d'autonomie dans tous les actes de la vie quotidienne.
Un regard pour deux – Conseils à l’usage de ceux qui voient, un court-métrage de 18 minutes en six séquences .voulu et réalisé par l’Association Valentin Haüy.
Films disponibles en téléchargement ou sur YouTube à partir du site le l’AVH.
Date: 12 Jun 2014 14:18 Author: Emmanuelle Dal'Secco
Le MuCEM, Musée des civilisations de l'Europe et de la Méditerranée, inauguré en 2013 à l'entrée du port de Marseille, accessible pour tous avec des animations adaptées.. Un cube futuriste et un fort séculaire qui offrent un écrin majestueux flottant au-dessus de la Méditerranée.
Date: 12 Jun 2014 14:01 Author: Emmanuelle Dal'Secco
L'accessibilité est l'une des priorités que l'Association Valentin Haüy (AVH) s'est fixée depuis de nombreuses années. À ce titre, elle met en œuvre une réflexion approfondie pour anticiper le report des échéances d'application de la loi de 2005
L’instructeur en locomotion, est un professionnel de la réadaptation et de la rééducation fonctionnelle; visant l’accès à l’autonomie et à la sécurité des personnes malvoyantes ou aveugles dans le cadre de leur mobilité et de leurs déplacements.
Il travaille en centre de rééducation et aussi dans des services de gériatrie ou dans des lieux de vie.
Un téléphone mobile qui peut tout faire par un simple appui sur une touche. Cela comprend la fonction d’urgence, qui appelle et envoie automatiquement un SMS d’alerte à des numéros prédéfinis.
L’appareil comporte des fonctions alarme automatique en cas de perte de verticalité et d’absence de mouvement ; il est idéal pour la sécurité des personnes vivant ou travaillant seules et susceptibles d’avoir besoin d’aide.
Largement ouvert au public mais labyrinthique, l’hôtel de la région Rhône-Alpes a bénéficié d’une démarche Haute qualité d’usage innovante en matière d’accessibilité pour tous les handicaps. Des équipements de guidage multisensoriels ont été généralisés.
As we age, our bodies experience natural changes that can dramatically influence the safety of our own home. Often these changes occur gradually, almost undetectably, until suddenly there is a fall or a deterioration of independence.
This text will tell what changes you can make at home to make it safer for elderly people who experience sensory disabilities that are acquired with age.
The "Guide Dogs for the Blind Seniors" Program covers all services free of charge including:
-Transportation to and from the Guide Dogs for the Blind campus
-Room and board
-Dog equipment
-A Guide Dog
This webpage provides a list of assistive devices to allow elderly people to have an as independent life as they can, including vision and hearing assistive devices among many others.
Date: 29 Oct 2013 11:31 Author: Arnadottir Gudbjorg
Guided assistance in mobility
Illustrated material on how to guide a blind or visually impaired person in various circumstances. In the text box below you will find the text in Icelandic language.
Date: 29 Oct 2013 11:26 Author: Arnadottir Gudbjorg
Orientation and mobility
Introduction to O&M, information on who are eligible for training. Advice on how to get information on aims and methods of O&M training and who to contact to get training by qualified O&M teachers.
Date: 29 Oct 2013 11:20 Author: Arnadottir Gudbjorg
Good access for all
Guidelines on how everyday environment can be adjusted and modified to accommodate easy access for blind and visually impaired people.
These guidelines are helpful for the public, institutions, public places and buildings such as schools, hospitals, buses, restaurants etc.
The qualitative research described in this paper was focused on deafblind women, in order to reveal their own perspective on the status of deafblind women in Croatia. Without understanding of their real needs, interests and rights, the development of aproppriate support services is impossible, which was another motive to start this research.
On the home page of the egdms website, you can find tips and advice on:
How does a guide dog get trained to help you?
The steps to take to get pet insurance for your guide dog
What are the benefits of having a guide dog?
This short video (6 minutes) from the European Commission explains what are your rights as a passenger with reduced mobility when traveling by train, bus or plane.
Date: 14 Jun 2013 11:46 Author: Oslo Voksenopplæring Skullerud
A Norwegian example of communication within a family where the father has lost most of his hearing. Also an example of communication between an elderly couple. Both of the people have reduced hearing.
Book with papers, read in the International Conference on the Special Needs of Blind and Low Vision Seniors in Heidelberg march 2000 and some later written papers.
Fully revised and completed the "Guide of technical AIDS for the hearing impaired and the deaf" (3rd edition). The guide offers a method, technical aids, auto-reeducation excercices and a summary.
Date: 05 Sep 2012 10:13 Author: Marie Paule Christiaen
Lights, contrasts and guides for the elderly in EMS. This publication illustrates the perceptions of the visually impaired persons in their environment. This publication illustrates the perceptions of the visually impaired persons in their environment.
Date: 14 Jun 2012 Author: Helen Kearns and Dale Kidd
Press release from the European Commission
Many disabled and reduced mobility air travellers still face problems of unjustified refusals, and other unfair demands when attempting to travel.
Date: 11 Jun 2012 14:44 Author: European Commission
These guidelines to improve and facilitate the application of Regulation (EC) N° 1107/2006 (the "Regulation") have been prepared in the form of answers to the most frequently asked questions on the Regulation.
Date: 01 Dec 2011 11:31 Author: European Assistive Technology Information Network
Some of the best known, expert information providers in Europe have joined together to create the biggest, most comprehensive information service on assistive technology (AT) serving older and disabled people, their families and carers across the globe.
On this webpage, you can find all the information you need on the existing assistive devices that can be used by elderly people with sensory disabilities and other people with all kinds of disabilities.
Date: 27 Aug 2009 Author: Zijlstra, G.A.R., van Rens, G.H.M.B., Scherder, E.J.A., Brouwer, D.M., van der Velde, J., Verstraten, P.F.J. & Kempen, G.I.J.M.
Orientation and mobility training in using an identification cane is provided to people with low vision to facilitate independent participation in the community. This paper presents the design of a randomised controlled trial aimed to evaluate this standardised training in using the identification cane in older adults with low vision.
Date: 25 Jun 2008 14:11 Author: Directorate-General Energy and Transport (European Commission)
This short video (less than 5 minutes) was made by the European Commission for people with reduced mobility. It runs through a new European regulation that guarantees more rights for both the disabled and people with reduced mobility when they travel by air.
