Watch displaying icons instead of numbers or pointers
Working with mentally disabled adults is sometimes rather frustrating for care takers and clients when it comes to time management. A lot of the people I work with have dyschronie, which means that they do not have enough knowledge of time and/or do not understand the numbers and signs on a normal watch. This year a company from Holland developed a watch that could increase the independence of mentally disabled without time knowledge to structure their daily routine.
Instead of numbers and pointers the users get a sound, a trill and an icon on the display to tell them that they for example have to get up. The duration of the activity is displayed with red spots so that the user can see how far he is getting on.
Parents or care takers can follow the carrier on the internet over GPS. It is also possible to send an sms from or to the watch.
In the beginning of 2009 the company started production for the Dutch market, export will follow in about 2 years. Hopefully it will come to Mistelbach soon it would help to avoid a lot of confusion and misunderstanding in the life of our clients.
Add comment August 11th, 2009
