Jan Graafmans (1989) at the University of Technology (Eindhoven, Europe) defined the term "Gerontotechnology" as the study of technology and aging in order to improve the daily life functions in the old people, Lawton (1998) defined it like this: is the adaptation and products, services and environments development to the needs of a aging population.
Ávila Alva (2010) talks about an analysis of the vision of Lawton in applications of gerontotechlogy:
1. For improve functions decreased.
2.Compensate for lost functions.
3. Prevent illness associate with aging.
4.Support elder care.
5.Promote aging research.
Gerontotechnology and Gerontodesign are similar in some kind of way, but we need to remember that design has 3 spheres that composed it, there are:
1. Function
2. Technology
3. Aesthetics
Maybe the term gerontotechnology stays in a limit and gerontodesign goes further, also a difference between gerontodesing and gerontotechlogy is the word "adapt"… the Gerontodesign looks for design/ create no to adapt things. When we say "adapt" we are creating at the same time a barrier or a stigmatization in the product, is maybe the same that occurs when we "adapt" things for disabled people…
As humans we want to be recognized like an valuable entity and if we think how we will feel using products that were designed for somebody else and have this --adaptation-- to us, then we'll know what's the feeling in a daily life of a disabled people; because the functional need is solved but what happen to the emotional need? is already solved too?
I'm not saying that gerontotechnology is "bad", no! Gerontotechnology is a very important part of gerontodesign, also in the internet there are information about this:
http://www.gerontechnology.info/
http://gerontechnology.net/
http://www.redenvejecimiento.com/index.php/en/researching-aims/gerontechnology
http://books.google.com.mx/books?hl=es&lr=&id=uv1BEgOz5pgC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=gerontechnology&ots=XNPKrF3fu-&sig=rDkeOvIaXNSFqOCR6XgqZFLcjv0#v=onepage&q&f=false
Ávila Alva (2010) talks about an analysis of the vision of Lawton in applications of gerontotechlogy:
1. For improve functions decreased.
2.Compensate for lost functions.
3. Prevent illness associate with aging.
4.Support elder care.
5.Promote aging research.
Gerontotechnology and Gerontodesign are similar in some kind of way, but we need to remember that design has 3 spheres that composed it, there are:
1. Function
2. Technology
3. Aesthetics
Maybe the term gerontotechnology stays in a limit and gerontodesign goes further, also a difference between gerontodesing and gerontotechlogy is the word "adapt"… the Gerontodesign looks for design/ create no to adapt things. When we say "adapt" we are creating at the same time a barrier or a stigmatization in the product, is maybe the same that occurs when we "adapt" things for disabled people…
As humans we want to be recognized like an valuable entity and if we think how we will feel using products that were designed for somebody else and have this --adaptation-- to us, then we'll know what's the feeling in a daily life of a disabled people; because the functional need is solved but what happen to the emotional need? is already solved too?
I'm not saying that gerontotechnology is "bad", no! Gerontotechnology is a very important part of gerontodesign, also in the internet there are information about this:
http://www.gerontechnology.info/
http://gerontechnology.net/
http://www.redenvejecimiento.com/index.php/en/researching-aims/gerontechnology
http://books.google.com.mx/books?hl=es&lr=&id=uv1BEgOz5pgC&oi=fnd&pg=PR5&dq=gerontechnology&ots=XNPKrF3fu-&sig=rDkeOvIaXNSFqOCR6XgqZFLcjv0#v=onepage&q&f=false
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