public and private entities submitted their drafts of DTT accessible for people with disabilities and elders.
during the DRT4ALL Congress held in Madrid, organised by Fundación ONCE.
-the promotion of social networks among the elderly, or cognitive stimulation in people with dementia through the DTT, were some of the topics addressed in the workshop on Digital TV.
Madrid, 2011-July representatives of the Fundación Vodafone Spain, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) and CTIC company have presented various projects aimed at improving accessibility to the TDT of persons with disabilities and older. Have done so during the International Congress DRT4ALL ” which it has held these days in Madrid, organised by Fundación ONCE.
during the workshop on digital television, Vanesa Lobato, of the research unit 4U, the area of r & d of CTIC, has tackled the project DESICA, a system of cognitive stimulation through TV digital.
lobato has noted, from the advantages of DTT, interactivity, which forms the basis of this project, as a non-pharmacological therapy ” for people with dementia, through programmes of cognitive stimulation in the field of language and memory.
in this line, has stressed that, after a first pilot project for people with dementia in State mild and moderate between 74 and 89 years, one can conclude that users prefer language games because they cost less effort, regardless of the level of difficulty of the game and that there are problems with spatial navigation.
, highlighted the importance of television as an interface with people and has remarked that the future must read it in the key of multicanalidad, multimodality and people-centred services ”.
for its part, Esther Moreno, the Department of engineering and technical architecture of the UPM, has presented an open system accessible to people with deficiency DTT visual.
Moreno pointed out that there are almost one million people with visual impairments in Spain and the rate of DTT penetration stood at 2010, 80%. However, has complained the current interfaces in the digital television environment to prevent access of this group. The main objective of this programme is therefore, as it has been said, eliminating the digital divide.
the program incorporates contrasting colours, five sizes of text, automatic hiding of Windows, as well as three levels of locution of the information on screen. As pointed out Moreno, is a program of low cost, which can also be a solution for other types of disabilities.
also EstÃbaliz Ochoa, of the Spain Vodafone Foundation, has referred to the Social TV for 3 G, an accessible platform project integrated in the TV to promote networks among the elderly.
Ochoa has explained that it is estimated that 28% of elderly people feel alone, and this brings with it loss of motivation and social isolation, something that implies, in many cases, in depression, has assured that Spain is one of the countries with greater deployment of social networks, must be accessible to all citizens ”.
with these data, comes this project as a meeting point for virtual so that older persons can meet people and share experiences, through an accessible platform integrated into the TV. The system allows the videocomunicación and access to multiple content of different themes.
leisure 4ALL.
later, the workshop has been held leisure 4ALL ”, in which Stephen Etayo of the r & d of Technosite, explained the INREDIS system for leisure is accessible.
it is, it has pointed out, a system which connects network on any browser and provides a platform of products and services of entertainment for people with special needs, so that it allows you to buy movie tickets, make a reservation at a restaurant or hotel, or the acquisition of any product.
addition, Begoña Garrido, TECNODISCAP, University of Zaragoza, has tackled the project A experience of leisure in the elderly with Wii games ”. In this line, has stressed that can move forward on improving the quality of life if the brain remains active, and therefore must work motivation ”.
Finally, Daniel Suarez, of the University of Oviedo, has focused on the scope of the audio-juegos Mobile for persons with impaired vision.
the IV Congress DRT4ALL was held until June 29 in Madrid, and addressed the approach and the penetration of technology into all areas of life everyday.
in this regard, the International Congress intended to be at the forefront of technological developments and scientific knowledge, with a view to commissioning to facilitate people with disabilities and the elderly the possibility of an independent life and fully integrated social.
