Just caught a segment on Toronto's iDAPT center that works with Toronto Rehab to bring forward technology that will promote health and rehab - Amanda Lange and crew at CBC filmed the segment for The National.
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/reh...orld-solutions-for-disabled-elderly-1.2675151
Finding solutions for problems is the name of the game... fall prevention (wider stair treads 10" now in building code) and monitoring (fall detection system for home) , sleep apnea home diagnosis (ApneaDx, portable detection device for quicker assessment than 2 year wait list for sleep clinics). Low cost on these types of devices is what they are shooting for to increase accessibility.
http://www.torontorehabresearch.ca/index.php/innovation-impact/products-and-technologies
http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/reh...orld-solutions-for-disabled-elderly-1.2675151
Finding solutions for problems is the name of the game... fall prevention (wider stair treads 10" now in building code) and monitoring (fall detection system for home) , sleep apnea home diagnosis (ApneaDx, portable detection device for quicker assessment than 2 year wait list for sleep clinics). Low cost on these types of devices is what they are shooting for to increase accessibility.
http://www.torontorehabresearch.ca/index.php/innovation-impact/products-and-technologies