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Smart Home Kit Lists
As we explore various smart home solutions useful for "better aging", we get requests for some specific "kit lists" that contain a collection of the products needed to implement some of the DIY solutions found on this site.
This page is where we keep the lists of products for each of those "kits".
Best Automatic Pill Dispenser for You
While it is too simplistic to talk of the "best automatic pill dispenser", it is definitely appropriate to talk about the "best medication dispenser for a specific individual or life situation". We describe the different life situations, and make specific automatic pill dispenser recommendations for each one.
Exercise Brainstorming @ Stanford
Explorer Helen speaks about her participation in a recent project with a group of Stanford University engineering design division students. .........Read more
Rooms are Never The Right Temperature
My Mom’s heating and cooling HVAC system doesn’t distribute the air well throughout her home
I was running into the same problem in my house, and I was manually turning on floor and ceiling fans, but this can get tiring. I wanted a solution. .........Read more
TV Always On in Background: Mind Numbing
If you have visited residents' rooms in a nursing home, you will notice that the resident's TV is always on, although the resident is not paying attention. It's mind numbing. .........Read more
Sock Slider Looks to Make Dressing Easier
Explorer AnnieScott introduces the group to the Sock Slider, a device to help put on or take off one's socks. .........Read more
How to Explore Assisted Living Alternatives?
Explorer Ken seeks help in exploring the many alternatives for assisted living. .........Read more
Where is the Affordable Urban Housing for Older Adults?
This Explorer frames the issue of finding housing in the area that is within her means. .........Read more
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Talking Bible
The Talking Bible is a battery powered digital player using an MP3 file and is intended for use by low vision persons as well as people of all ages who enjoy hearing the Bible being read aloud.
Singer Self-Threading Needles
Singer Self-threading needles are designed to help persons with visual or range of motion limitations to sew by simplifying the threading of the needle.
MIT Open Style Lab
Born of the marriage of the occupational therapy and fashion design disciplines, the MIT Open Style Lab is assembling teams to tackle problems of fitting clothing for people with limited dexterity.
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