Question

List the major assessment that are to be considered when determining the best electrical activity of daily living for a specific user?

List the major assessment assessment that are to be considered when determining the best electronic Aids to daily living (EADL) for a specific user?

Textbook: assistive technology chapter 12

Answer 1

ADLS refers to the activities of daily living performing by human being to survive. They are the basic task of daily routine or needed by individuals. ADLS must be categorized into different headings like:
1. Personal Hygiene - includes grooming, oral care, hair care, nail care, bathing, cleaning of different body parts.
2. Dressing - includes individual intellectual process to select or wear clothes.
3. Eating and drinking - includes the ability of feed.
4. Moving - include individual ability to move from one place to another.
5. Continence management - includes the individual ability to use bathroom.
6. Environment safety - includes maintaining a safe and heathier environment.
7. Communication - include that individual is able to communicate with others.
8. Breath - include individual capacity of breathing to survive.
9. Sleeping- includes individuals sleep tendency.
10.Sexual capabilities - includes individuals desires for sexual activities.
11.Physical activities - includes individuals daily working capacity like playing, walking etc.
12.Physiological condition - includes individual body fuctioning to adjuct in environment.

All these parameters were used to assess the ADLS parameters of any individuals. If any of these area were affected, that means person is unable to perform his/her daily acyivity. That kind of persons need assistance to perform their daily livivng activities.

On considering the uses of an electronic aids for every day living, we have to contact an assistive innovation place for assessment by a certified specialist. These experts can help decide explicitly which device would be generally proper.
An EADL is a mechanical device which allow a immobilized person to ;
- help in emergency situation when they do not have any assistance.
- Able to communicate.
- able to operate household devices.

All the devices that can be directly operated through any remote, switches, or through voice/command. Few devices listed below.
1. Speakers activated by voice like Google home, alexa etc.
2. Smartphones
3. Universal remotes - Able to control all the infrared devices.
4. Sicare Pilot - especially design for EADL
5. REACH - A type of table computer used to control infrared devices.
6. SAJE Powerhouse - This is as same as its communicator, require only one switch to activate.
7. TEK Partner remote - An oversized remote control to control many devices.