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Īn
prezent,
pe plan naţional şi internaţional, aşa cum rezultă din studiul ariilor
tematice S&T ale PC7, se depun eforturi de creştere a nivelului de īngrijire
a persoanelor cu diverse dezabilităţi, concomitent cu menţinerea
cheltuielilor la nivele suportabile de către societate. Pentru realizarea
acestor cerinţe contradictorii, eforturile s-au orientat īn direcţia
utilizării a diverse echipamente şi tehnici cu componente informatice şi de
telecomunicaţii tot mai sofisticate.
Privitor la
stadiul existent al modalităţilor
de īngrijire a persoanelor cu dezabilităţile indicate mai sus, se recunoaşte
necesitatea de a fi supravegheate 24 de ore din 24, pentru asigurarea
satisfacerii măcar a nevoilor fiziologice strict necesare (hrană, defecaţie,
etc.).
Cu toate
acestea, problema realizării unui mijloc simplu, versatil şi accesibil
persoanelor cu handicap locomotor major şi cu intelectul puţin sau de loc
afectat, destinat monitorizării şi comunicării către cei din jur (īngrijitori,
familie, ...), se pare că, pānă acum, a scăpat atenţiei cercetătorilor şi
producătorilor.
Din literatura
disponibila (biblioteci şi Internet), din experienţa membrilor echipei de
cercetare, rezultă că īn prezent, īn
Romania şi foarte probabil, nici īn ale ţări, nu este disponibil īn mod
curent, īn comerţ sau īn vreo unitate de tratament, un sistem similar celui
propus de noi. Este puţin probabil ca un astfel de sistem, dacă se
produce undeva, să nu apară pe Internet. Folosind cuvinte cheie potrivite –
de exemplu „Assistive Technology Products” se pot găsi zeci de producători,
centre şi institute de cercetare şi sute de produse pentru comunicare cu
handicapaţi − dar nimic asemănător proiectului nostru.
Singurul sistem cu
funcţii oarecum asemănătoare celui propus de noi, dar mult mai specializat (şi
mai simplu), este īn curs de realizare īn cadrul unui program CEEX, sub
numele TELPROT (http://telecom.etc.tuiasi.ro/telprot/).
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