Designing acceptable 'smart' home technology to support people in the home

Technology and Disability

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 191-199

  Dewsbury, Guy ^a   Clarke, Karen ^a   Rouncefield, Mark ^a   Sommerville, Ian ^a   Taylor, Bruce ^b   Edge, Martin ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

'Smart homes'; Assistive technology; Cultural probes; Dependability; Design; Design criteria; Disability; Inclusive design; Universal design

Indexed keywords

ARCHITECTURE; BUDGET; BUILDING; CULTURAL FACTOR; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME; HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0346252587     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2003-15305     Document Type: Review

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