Smart tech solution waytoB will give independence to people with an intellectual disability
1,030 views · Published 20 December 2017 · 2:48 · Indexed 12 November 2026
Channel: Trinity College Dublin · 2017 · Education
Globally, up to 200 million live with an intellectual disability. A major problem for this user group is finding their way without assistance, which prevents a large number of people from doing things on their own. waytoB -- designed by student engineers from Trinity College Dublin -- is set to change all that. Carers/partners pre-programme set routes on a smartphone or desktop, and then the users/wearers receive easy-to-read directional prompts on their smartwatches to safely get from 'a' to 'b'. Speakers: Fergus Finlay, CEO, Barnardos, Pat Clarke, former CEO, Down Syndrome Ireland, Patrick and Pat, initial pilot testers of waytoB, Kevin Kelly, Assistant Professor, School of Engineering, Trinity College Dublin, John Dinsmore, Deputy Director, Trinity Centre for Practice and Healthcare Innovation, Talita Saad and Robbie Fryers, co-founders, waytoB. http://www.tcd.ie/
