Assistive Technology to Improve Care and Quality of Life

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CanAssist is a not-for-profit organization that operates out of the University of Victoria. CanAssist develops assistive technologies to individuals to improve their quality of life and to increase awareness of disability issues. In this workshop, CanAssist will showcase the Mobile Music Therapy Kit, the Ability411 website and provide a general overview about creating customized assistive technologies.

The Music Therapy Kit is an all-in-one media kit that works hand-in-hand with CanAssist’s motion-activated music app, Waveband. The app and music kit were developed to allow individuals with disabilities the ability to express themselves musically without the need or know-how of traditional instruments.

CanAssist has recently launched the Ability411.ca website, a resource that provides information about commercially available technologies to seniors and their caregivers, in order to increase independence and well-being of seniors. Questions can be asked to Ability411 and customized responses are provided by CanAssist staff with oversight from the Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists.

Through community requests, CanAssist procures funding from philanthropic or other organization grants to develop customized assistive technologies for individuals. Regardless if the technology request is highly specialized for an individual or has the capacity to be broad-impact, CanAssist is committed to fostering inclusion and accessibility for everyone.

Assistive Technology to Improve Care and Quality of Life

Tuesday May 07 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Origin at Longwood
6205 Oliver Raod
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Canada
V9T 6T1

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