Issue: July/August 2000

Walking back to the joys of an active life

Evelyn Drake describes how physiotherapy intervention reversed a decline in mobility that would have had a far-reaching impact on quality of life for two elderly sisters. Author/s: Evelyn Drake For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full JDC archive is available if you subscribe....

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ASTRID: introducing assistive technology

The ASTRID Group has produced a guide surveying the current use of assistive technology for people with dementia and their carers and how it may be developed. In this article, abridged from the guide, we introduce the issues. Author/s: rg/admin/jdcarticles-amend.pl For the full article please see the PDF download linked to the right. The full...

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This is the house that JAD built

Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner and Katrina Gibbons describe an example of appropriate design and technology in action to help the person with dementia – the “Dementia Friendly House”, built as part of the Glasgow ’99 Just Another Disability (JAD) project. Author/s: Ricky Pollock, Steve Bonner, Katrina Gibbons For the full article please see the PDF...

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7: Working with people, making sense of dementia

Clare Morris describes how she has found Personal Construct Psychology an invaluable framework for making sense of the experience of dementia from the person’s point of view, as well as that of professional and family carers. This article concludes her series on communication with the person with dementia. Author/s: Clare Morris For the full article...

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