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Universal Design and Welfare Technology.

Rudolph Brynn¹

¹Standards Norway.

Studies in Health Technology and Informatics

|August 19, 2016

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This study clarifies welfare technology definitions and distinguishes it from assistive technology. It explores universal design principles and standardization for a new welfare technology definition.

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Area of Science:

Gerontology
Health Informatics
Human-Computer Interaction

Background:

Growing interest and adoption of welfare technology in society.
Existing definitions of welfare technology lack clarity and consensus.
Need to differentiate welfare technology from assistive technology.

Purpose of the Study:

To analyze current definitions of welfare technology.
To propose a typology for welfare technology.
To establish clearer boundaries between welfare technology and assistive technology, particularly concerning universal design.

Main Methods:

Literature review of welfare technology definitions.
Comparative analysis of welfare technology and assistive technology definitions.
Exploration of universal design principles and standardization in welfare technology.

Main Results:

Identified diverse definitions of welfare technology.
Proposed a typology categorizing welfare technology.
Highlighted challenges in applying universal design to welfare technology.
Discussed standardization requirements for operationalizing universal design.

Conclusions:

A refined definition of welfare technology is necessary.
Clearer distinctions aid in the application of universal design principles.
Standardization is crucial for implementing universal design in welfare technology.