A Friendly Rest Room: Developing Toilets of the Future for Disabled and Elderly People
( Assistive Technology Research Series )
Publication series ： Assistive Technology Research Series
Author： Molenbroek J.F.M.;Mantas J.;de Bruin R.
Publisher： Ios Press
Publication year： 2011
E-ISBN: 9781607507529
P-ISBN(Paperback): 9781607507512
Subject： Q983 physique anthropology
Keyword： 体质人类学
Language： ENG
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Description
This book addresses the topic of toilet design, but instead of focusing on the typical able bodied user, it takes the various needs and limited abilities of older and/or disabled people as its starting point (human centered design). This follows the principles of ‘Inclusive Design’: designs taking into account the needs of the most challenged, will also have benefits for the healthy . For the most part, this book is a spin-off of an EU-funded research and development project called the ‘Friendly Rest Room for Elderly People’ (FFR), which ran from 2001 to 2005. During that period a consortium of 10 institutions in 7 European countries collaborated on the research, design and development of a friendlier toilet for elderly and disabled users. The contributions from partners in the FRR consortium to this book reflect the results of nearly 5 years of empirical work in different cultures, countries and disciplines. The book has been brought up-to-date with developments in this area of research in recent years. The goal of the FFR project was to carry out the necessary research and design, build and test prototypes for a Friendly Rest Room for older people and persons with a disability, enabling them to gain greater autonomy, independence, self-esteem, dignity, safety, improved self-care and thereby enjoy a better quality of life. The methods and technologies involved in fulfilling this objective included contactless smart card technologies with read-write capabilities, voice a
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