online!
Fortune database entry no.
92
Book:
Magazin:
Project Description:
Internet Resource:
Area(s) of Application:
Product Development
Relevant Player(s):
Manufacturer, Dealer, Enduser, Research Institute, User Organization
Thematic Issue(s):
Methods / Strategies
Methods/Strategies:
Discussion Groups, Focus Groups / User Groups, Questionnaires
Example of user involvement in product development and technology
assessment
Abstract:
ADAPTH (Association pour le développement et la propagation
des aides techniques pour personnes handicapées) has
been founded the 4th October 1985 by professionals in the field
of disability and by a team of researchers of the technical
institute of Luxembourg. The association is financed by the
Health Ministry.
CRP Henri Tudor, founded in 1987 as public research center was
created to promote innovation and technological development
in Luxembourg.
EUROTALK is a multilingual communication aid for speech disabled
persons. Various centers collaborated in the development phase.
For example CETD in Brussels, a centre for specialiized education
for cerebral disabled children and IMC Kraizbierg Foundation,
a day center for adult "motoric disabled people".
EUROTALK was given to the handicapped people and their educators,
for their objective and concrete evaluation of the capacities
of the equipment. The choice of the end-users involved was done
by the therapists in charge of the assessment. For the testing
four prototypes were given to the centers. The demands from
the disabled persons were registered and a new development phase
was launched. Methods i.e.: Group discussions, multiple choice
question paper.
Project Name:
Eurotalk
Name of Institution
ADAPTH asbl, CRP Henri Tudor, CETD Bruxelles, Fondation Kraizbierg
FTB-Homepage.
If you have got any questions, please feel free to write an email to:
webmaster@ftb-volmarstein.de
FTB is part of 
and scientific institution at 