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Expert Resources: dementia


These are the items that relate to dementia found on the AbilityNet website. They may be factsheets, webinars, news stories, blog posts or reports.

  • How tech innovation can support people with dementia

    Sarah Botterill | 26 May 2021
    How can technology help people live with dementia? AbilityNet discovered three innovative projects that support people through technology solutions on a recent webinar.Uniting them is the joy each brings to individuals and those who care for them. We heard from:
  • Designing for Dementia

    Sarah Botterill | 18 May 2021
    Based on a webinar by AbilityNet, this factsheet offers tips on dementia-friendly website and digital design. You will find practical tips on co-designing with people who have dementia and tips for website structure, simple language, text styling, contrast, presenting multimedia and helping people...
  • Technology and Dementia: a creative approach

    Sarah Botterill | 08 Apr 2021
    How can technology help people living with dementia?This FREE webinar took place on 25 May 2021To mark Dementia Action Week, this was the second of two FREE webinars focusing on how technology can adapt to help people living with dementia.
  • Dementia-friendly design: expert tips for inclusive websites

    Sarah Botterill | 16 Mar 2021
    This FREE webinar took place on 18 May 2021There are an estimated 850,000 people in the UK living with Dementia, which is a symptom of disease and injury that affects the brain. Commonly, people with dementia may find that they have memory loss, find it hard to concentrate, struggle with language...
  • Dementia and Computing

    Anonymous | 02 Nov 2020
    There are 850,000 people with dementia in the UK, and this is projected to rise to over 1 million by 2025. Dementia is not a specific disease but an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive conditions affecting the brain. Currently there is no cure for dementia and anyone diagnosed...
  • Smart Home Help for disabled people

    Sarah Botterill | 31 Oct 2019
    November 3 is smart home day. AbilityNet’s Service Development Manager Adam Tweed looks at how the internet of things is turning smart homes into a reality.
  • The reality of dementia and 'Dementia First Hand' virtual reality

    Adam Tweed | 23 Sep 2019
    It is estimated that 850,000 people in the UK have dementia. For individuals with dementia, it is not just a loss of memory, but also perception, spatial awareness and facial recognition. It can be distressing for the individual, but as with many diseases there is an additional collateral impact on...
  • How Safe & Found Online helps people with dementia if they go missing

    Annie Mannion | 21 Aug 2019
    The 21st of August is World Senior Citizens' Day 2019, which aims to increase awareness of factors and issues that affect older adults. We're using this as an opportunity to highlight the amazing people and projects that are using technology to make the world a better place for older adults.
  • How to avoid losing one million website customers with inclusive digital design for dementia

    Claudia.Cahalane | 05 Apr 2017
    In coming years, the UK could have more than a million people with dementia. The digital age means that people with dementia or alzheimer's are still likely to be banking, shopping and using services online and so web designers need to be mindful of not turning customers away with inaccessible...
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