Health Tech And Smart Habitats For People With Special Needs

No matter whether it’s about the problems of ageing, vision, hearing, disabilities or other permanent conditions, modern urban environments or residential places often disregard people with special needs. Luckily, technology and smart design might offer solutions on how to make cities more accessible, more inclusive and entirely suited for everyone in the future. Smart cities helping people with disabilities According to the United Nations, by 2050 70% of the global population will live in cities, of which at least 15% will be people with disabilities. Moreover, 360 million people worldwide have moderate to profound hearing loss, 285 million people are visually impaired (39 million of whom are blind) and 75 million people need a wheelchair (of which, only 5-15% actually have access to one). Inclusive, accessible, sustainable and viable cities are needed. What does an ideal smart habitat look like? It is a place that incorporates technology to make city life more accessible and efficient, without feeling like technology is present. Imagine shopping malls and retail stores, schools, corporate offices, medical buildings and more being all fully accessible through mobile applications, voice commands, and mandatory automatic doors. Source: https://share.america.gov Walking to the bright side Toronto is slated to be the first smart city in Canada thanks to Google’s parent company, Alphabet’s Sidewalk Labs. The project’s mission is to “blend peopl...
Source: The Medical Futurist - Category: Information Technology Authors: Tags: Future of Medicine Healthcare Design Innovation technology health technology smart city smart design inclusive accessible people with special needs disability Source Type: blogs