Giving more freedom to people with disabilities. Here, at SciFY we thought it is about time we changed this. We owe it to them. The goal: To increase accessibility to the computer or any other kind of electrical device to people with special needs, no matter what the needs are. That is, to give them the ability use home appliances and other devices by themselves easier, so that they can be and feel as autonomous and free as they can be. OK, so the goal is to So, ThinkFreedom is a configurable interface for many uses, with the following logic: Example: So, with ThinkFreedom, for example: Watch on this video how a ThinkFreedom application works for a friend with tetraplegia (who has partial mobility on one hand). ThinkFreedom is addressed to: Do I have to pay for ThinkFreedom? Nope! It will be for free, too! It is still the beginning for this project. We are closely cooperating with a person with special needs (tetraplegia). With his help we are trying many solutions, use scenarios… Express your interest by clicking here and we will make sure to keep you up to date with our progress.ThinkFreedom
The problem: Our world is not always friendly to people with mobility (e.g. tetraplegia), vision, hearing or other accessibility problems. It is very hard for them to use their computer, to watch television, to spend time more creatively, to communicate with more people…
The way: The Project ThinkFreedom. So far a lot of preparation has been done for the ThinkFreedom project but at the moment it remains inactive. See what else we do for Assistive Technologies here!What it is
We took into consideration his abilities and we utilized them: Therefore, with a joystick appropriately adjusted to his needs and “trained” to control the function of the television, he managed to change the channel and to fluctuate the volume, without needing any help.Who it is for
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Moreover, it is an open source code application, in order to be evolved according to your needs.
And of course, it will be supported by the community.How can I use it? How can I get it?
But we won’t be able to develop it properly without the assistance by more people with special needs. Without you, our effort has no practical future: our experience shows us that YOU are the only ones who know what you need. You have something we are lacking: knowledge of the problem “from the inside”. And without it we can do nothing, we cannot help anyone effectively.
So if you are a person with mobility problems or limited vision, you live in Athens (it is hard for us to frequently travel outside of Athens for the moment) and you want to help, we invite you (and challenge you) to come with us: Come with us to create solutions for everybody!
Contact us (either you or a person close to you), in the way you find more convenient:
Tel: +30 211.400.41.92
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If you simply want to keep informed, click here and we will make sure to keep you up to date on our progress.How can help in ThinkFreedom?
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