I was fortunate enough to be involved in the Hack the Home Event organised by Calderdale MBC, Future Gov, and Enabled by Design. The aim of the event was to get us think differently about how products, such aids to daily living and adaptations, are designed for older people or people with disabilities. It also gave us an opportunity to think about how we provide these types of services to in Calderdale.
The day has been captured in a couple of blogs, which do a far better job of explaining the day than I can do.
http://www.rs-online.com/designspark/electronics/blog/hacking-the-home-to-improve-quality-of-life
http://enabledbydesign.org/2014/09/enabled-by-design-athon-hackthehome/
And a wonderful artist, Mary O’Toole, who goes under the name of “Draw my Care”, did a fantastic drawing of my presentation.
