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The Smart Homes Initiative: Tailoring Tech for Independence

Efrat Stern, Director โ€“ JDC-Israel Unlimited
Ilana Gleitman, Ph.D., Director โ€“ Service for the Blind, Deaf and Assistive Technology Disabilities Administration, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services, State of Israel
Moran Ran, CEO โ€“ Atvisor
Orit Grinstein, Assistive Technology Project Manager, Technological Center โ€“ Beit Issie Shapiro

2021

An inspiring discussion on the incredible potential of technology to promote smart homes for people with disabilities. Panelists share their experience in developing technologies and solutions, and the importance of promoting this field among professionals, families, developers and decision-makers.

Panelists include: Efrat Stern, Director โ€“ JDC-Israel Unlimited; Ilana Gleitman, Ph.D., Director โ€“ Service for the Blind, Deaf and Assistive Technology Disabilities Administration, Ministry of Labor, Social Affairs, and Social Services, State of Israel; Moran Ran, CEO โ€“ Atvisor; Orit Grinstein, Assistive Technology Project Manager, Technological Center โ€“ Beit Issie Shapiro

The session was part of the Zero Project International Conference, February 2021.
"JDC-Israel โ€“ Unlimited Smart Homes program was created to help Israelis with disabilities find, procure, and integrate assistive technology into their daily life. It is a unique, multi-sectoral endeavor that brings in the Israeli tech scene to help people with disabilities gain independence, and uses the public sector to develop a large-scale national solution for people with disabilities." Zero Project conference agenda.

 

 

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    All disabilities

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    General public, Professionals

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