Abstract

PADILLA-GONGORA, DAVID  and  PADILLA-CLEMENTE, ANA MARÍA. Tecnologies for the Elderly. Univ. Psychol. [online]. 2008, vol.7, n.3, pp.883-894. ISSN 1657-9267.

In this article we relate the phenomenon of population aging to the use of new technologies as an important indicator of the progress of the current world, contributing arguments about the need to plan the policies directed to the major persons considering the technologies of information and the communication and the technologies of help to promote the family and social integration, the personal autonomy and the quality of life, that supposes in fact one more step, and very importantly, on the current economic, sanitary or welfare policies.

Keywords : Technical Aids; Disability; Personal Autonomy; Elderly People; Rehabilitation; Technological Innovations; Adult Educational and State; Personal Autonomy.

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