Webinar: Empowering everyday life through welfare technology
How can technology contribute to greater independence and everyday empowerment for people with disabilities? This webinar provides insight into experiences from Øvre Eiker, where users, relatives and employees work together to increase knowledge and use of digital aids, based on human rights principles.
The project focuses on training and the use of welfare technology to strengthen everyday coping and self-determination. Many users feel that the technology is not being fully utilised, and the project shows how better competence among users, relatives and employees can make a difference.
The webinar presents experiences with various technical solutions such as partner-interpreted communication via video and structuring systems via apps, and how digital aids can support people with various disabilities in achieving greater independence and mastery in everyday life.
The webinar also shows how to work holistically and interdisciplinary, and how knowledge and user experience can help more people make their own choices and better manage their daily lives. These experiences provide valuable learning points for anyone who wants to use technology to promote inclusion and independence.
About the speaker
The presentation is by Hege Kylland, professional advisor, Øvre Eiker municipality.
Hege Kylland is a social worker with a master's degree in habilitation and rehabilitation, and has experience from the municipality, the State Administration and the Health Inspectorate, as well as having been a private carer for 15 years for a young man with a developmental disability. She currently works as a specialist advisor and project manager in Øvre Eiker municipality, with a particular focus on innovation, user involvement and welfare technology.
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