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Ohio State Nisonger Center Smart Home Discover Place
The Nisonger Smart Home is a resource that could be used to make suggestions for smart home tech items that could help students live more independently during high school and post-high school. There is everything from a smart oven to help keep cooking safe and door/window locks that are set on timers. Automatic window shades and medicine dispensers help individuals manage taking care of themselves and their homes more independently. Just the use of smart vacuums and smart devices like Amazon Alexa can change the world for individuals who would like to live alone or away from their parents but cannot.
Remote Support Technology
In collaboration with Ohio State Nisonger Center and the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities, remote supports allow personal caretakers for individuals with disabilities to monitor independent living from a computer screen and provide assistance as needed. Their website describes it as the "use of electronic equipment to support and assist people with developmental disabilities in their home. This service is provided from an off-site location, typically using home and community based waivers to fund the cost and maintenance of equipment and staff. It is an alternative to having the constant physical presence of staff in someone’s home."
Smart Homes Made Simple
Smart Homes Made Simple is an online resource that guides users through different goals that can be met using Smart home tools. The users can see examples for communication, controlling the environment, entertainment, personal assistant/organization/productivity, remote supports from a caregiver, safety/security, telehealth/health monitoring, and an option to take a self-assessment to determine SMART home needs! Click the image below to be directed to the Smart Homes Made Simple webpage:
LADD Inc. Smart Living
LADD Inc. is a network in Cincinnati providing people with disabilities supportive services to live, work and connect. LADD Inc. is partnering with Xavier University to create new Smart Home Living solutions for individuals with disabilities. Currently, LADD Inc. is working to purchase homes/clusters of homes to be turned into Smart Living homes for their clientele with disabilities.
SunKirb Ideas Smart Home
SunKirb Ideas is an organization that will help determine smart home needs for individuals with disabilities, pick those technologies and install those technologies. You can read more about it by clicking the following image:
New York Times Review, These Smart Home Devices Can Enhance Independence for People With Disabilities and Mobility Needs
This New York Times article reviews smart home technologies that can be purchased from Amazon that can help provide more independence within a living situation for individuals with disabilities.
NBC News Article, How a Smart Home Empowers People with Disabilities
This NBC article and video segment showcase Google Home being used with an Apple iPhone and the scanning feature to operate different household controls to allow a man with quadriplegia to live a more independent life at home aside from having his wife take care of all the household needs.
Mobility Works Blog
This Mobility Works blog has more Smart home devices that can be used as assitive technology for individuals with disabilities. The blog links to where you can buy those items or learn more about those items.
Home Advisor's Blog and Review of Smart Home Items for Individuals with Disabilities
This blog and review article lists pros, cons, customizations, product considerations, installation information and a price estimate for popular smart home items for people with disabilities. It also provides a breakdown of the different disabilities that can be supported with smart home devices and tools.
Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System
This is a study that was done that reviewed smart co-housing for people with disabilities. The study focused on caregiver support in relation to the health and wellness of the individuals within the smart co-housing model. The study reviews research and the smart co-housing setup. The study concludes positive outcomes for caregivers and those involved with disabilities.
Smart Home Technologies Reference List:
Nisonger Smart Home: https://nisonger.osu.edu/technology-project/shdp-2/
Nisonger Remote Support Technology: https://nisonger.osu.edu/technology-project/remote-supports/
Smart Homes Made Simple: https://smarthomesmadesimple.org/
LADD Inc. Smart Living: https://laddinc.org/program/smart-living/
SunKirb Ideas Smart Home: https://www.sunkirb.com/smart-homes-and-office.html
New York Times Review: https://www.nytimes.com/wirecutter/reviews/best-assistive-smart-home-technology-for-disabled/#installation-and-maintenance
NBC News Article: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/how-smart-home-empowers-people-disabilities-n756731
Mobility Works Blog: https://www.mobilityworks.com/blog/helpful-smart-devices-for-people-with-disabilities/
Home Advisor's Blog: https://www.homeadvisor.com/r/budget-friendly-smart-home-accommodations-for-seniors-and-individuals-with-special-needs/#cognitive
Smart Co-housing for People With Disabilities: A Preliminary Assessment of Caregivers’ Interaction With the DOMHO System Article: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8446196/#ref38
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