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Little arrangements that matter. Rethinking autonomy-enabling innovations for later life
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In this paper, a collection of ethnographic observations and interviews with telecare users were conducted at their homes in 2004 and 2008 to explore the variety of socio-material arrangements that enable older people to continue living independently.About:
This article is published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change.The article was published on 2015-04-01. It has received 91 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Active ageing & Autonomy.read more
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Science, technology and the ‘grand challenge’ of ageing—Understanding the socio-material constitution of later life
TL;DR: In this paper, the state of the art in research and policy making related to science, technology and ageing is discussed, and the contributions specify a perspective on the socio-material constitution of later life that implicates an important agenda for the future study of ageing and gerontechnology innovation.
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From Intervention to Co-constitution: New Directions in Theorizing about Aging and Technology.
Alexander Peine,Louis Neven +1 more
TL;DR: This argument presents the theoretical gains that can be made by combining insights from STS and social gerontology to research the co-constitution of aging and technology.
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Level 5 autonomy: The new face of disruption in road transport
TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined the early stages of the AV transition within the EU automotive industry and assessed the major policy challenges that face industry regulators tasked with underwriting this radical and dynamic transition to autonomous driving.
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SCALS: a fourth-generation study of assisted living technologies in their organisational, social, political and policy context.
Trisha Greenhalgh,Sara Shaw,Joseph Wherton,Gemma Hughes,Jennifer Lynch,Christine A'Court,Susan Hinder,Nick Fahy,Emma Byrne,Alexander E. Finlayson,Tom Sorell,Rob Procter,Rob Stones +12 more
TL;DR: The SCALS (Studies in Cocreating Assisted Living Solutions) project as discussed by the authors ) is a case study of five organisational case studies, each an English health or social care organisation striving to introduce technology-supported services to support independent living in people with health and/or social care needs.
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Personalisation, customisation and bricolage: how people with dementia and their families make assistive technology work for them
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors explored how people with dementia and carers use technologies in order to manage care, and found that successful technology use was characterized by "bricolage" or the non-conventional use of tools or methods to address local needs.
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Carework as a form of bodywork
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