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Assistive IoT: Deployment Scenarios and Challenges

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For people living with some sensory or cognitive impairment, including many older adults, the disabling or empowering effects of physical and social settings can be crucial. An inclusive environment that nurtures participation is based on considering the needs of an individual alongside the affordability and social constraints, employing available technology and knowledge in efficient manners. While the assistive IoT and smart environments may offer unique opportunities, they may share similar issues with many other contemporary approaches and AT that stay as prototypes, hindering their adoption and widespread employment. This chapter presents some of the implementations of the IoT and smart environments for aged care and empowering people living with dementia or some sensory impairment. It also discusses some of the challenges regarding their deployments.

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