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Tira Cohene
Dynamic Graphics Project
Human Computer Interaction
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Email: tcohene [at] dgp [dot] toronto [dot] edu
Links on Assistive Technologies Research
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The researchers of this and a family of memory related
projects are based here in the Department
of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. Their first contribution is a handheld orientation
device for people with amnesia. The system was created based on participatory design methods. |
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This multi-disciplinary group of researchers is based in the Department
Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto. They're known for innovative projects such as an
automated prompting system for handwashing. |
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The researchers have built a system to promote communication
for elderly people with dementia. In contrast to this project they are not using personal
material and they are specifically concerned with communication in reminiscence therapy. |
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The National Assistive Technology Research Institute (NATRI) is based at the
University of Kentuky and conducts
assistive technology (AT) research, translates theory and research into AT practice, and provides resources
for improving the delivery of AT services. |
Links on Alzheimer's Disease
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The Alzheimer's Association,
the world leader in Alzheimer research and support, is a voluntary health organization dedicated to
finding preventions, treatments and, eventually, a cure for Alzheimer dementia. |
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The Alzheimer Society is the leading not-for-profit health organization working nationwide
to improve the quality of life for Canadians affected by Alzheimer Disease and advance the search for the cause
and cure. |
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The Alzheimer Society of Toronto is to offer support, information
and education for persons with dementia, their families and their caregivers, to increase public
awareness, and to advocate for services that respect the dignity of the individual. |
Links on Film and Biographies
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The Center for Digital Storytelling is a non-profit project development,
training, and research organization dedicated to assisting people in using digital media to tell meaningful
stories from their lives. |
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A personal website designed to guide individuals in preserving their life stories. |
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Abbe Don Interactive, Inc. takes a similar approach to the design of
interactive environments by mixing a diverse set of ingredients such as interface design, oral storytelling,
narrative theory, ethnographic film, and object-oriented system architecture to help clients build innovative
products that meet their business goals.
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The Shoah Foundation is a ten year old international organization that
collects and preserves visual history testimonies from the WWII Holocaust. |
Other Links
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This project is a journey through family secrets to find out why the Author's Aunt
turned up in a mental hospital. It is at once a documentary, an installation and an interactive broadcast.
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This documentary, 'Complaints of a Dutiful Daughter,' chronicles the various stages of a mother's
Alzheimer's Disease and the evolution of a daughter's response to the illness. |
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