Sentence examples for assistive persons from inspiring English sources

So it seems that femoral fracture may only be a risk factor for long-term institutionalization if the subject's ability to independently perform activities of daily living is substantially reduced (requiring the help of assistive persons or bedridden).

On the other hand the percentage of patients in our study who were able to walk without the help of assistive persons at time of interview was very high (95.1% acute-care patients and 97.9% rehab patients).

One-fifth needed assistive devices (19.6% of all, 24.8% of acute-care patients, and 18.9% of rehabilitation patients) and only a minority were bedridden (0.7% and 0.2% respectively) or required the help of assistive persons (2.8% and 0.7% respectively).

We then show how our model can be used as an emotional "plug-in" for artificially intelligent systems that interact with humans in two different settings: an exam practice assistant (tutor) and an assistive device for persons with a cognitive disability.

Listening capacity and ambulatory capacity were measured as self-reported level of difficulty to listen or to walk or move around without assistance (i.e. without support from assistive technology, other persons, etc).

Assistive-technology classification systems include the National Classification System for Assistive Technology Devices and Services, the International Organization for Standardization's classification of assistive products for persons with disability (ISO 9999), and an ICF-based classification (ICF/AT2007).

"If possible, it can be useful to develop an assistive system for persons with speech impairment".

Assistive systems for persons with cognitive disabilities (e.g., dementia) are difficult to build due to the wide range of different approaches people can take to accomplishing the same task, and the significant uncertainties that arise from both the unpredictability of client's behaviours and from noise in sensor readings.

Second, information on the assistance from third persons or the use of assistive devices for study participation (e.g. assistive technologies to facilitate online completion in tetraplegics) is missing.

This paper focuses on the architecture and FPGA implementation aspects of a kind of assistive tool for disabled persons with motor neuron diseases, specifically with muscle atrophy.

With training in the use of visual and non-visual information including assistive devices, visually impaired persons gain a better understanding of their environment, which enables them to travel more comfortable, efficiently, and safely.