people with disabilities
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KirjoittajatOlli Pihlajamaa / VTT, Juho Kostiainen / VTT, Maija Federley / VTT, Olli Kuusisto / VTT, Matti Luhtala / VTTJulkaistu (pvm)
A significant portion of global population has disabilities limiting their independent mobility. Assistive technologies and accessible physical environment can reduce the challenges. Concepts such as Internet of Things (IoT) and smart environments, however, are still scarcely utilized in practice although they can provide a new level of assistance by interconnecting people and their personal devices with their environment. In this paper, we analyse opportunities and prerequisites of IoT solutions for improving accessibility in a public transport context.