Ron Baecker to give a TAGlab talk and update at the ElderConnection Networking Breakfast on Wednesday February 29th. Come out, have some breakfast, meet colleagues in the gerontology field, and hear what the lab has been up to! For more details CLICK HERE
Silver Circle, in collaboration with the St. Alban’s Boys and Girls Club and Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab (TAGlab), is proud to host an exciting, technology focused, 11 week education series. brainSMART aims to bring seniors and youth together in an informal setting to exercise their brains and learn about both current and new technology to help older adults stay connected and active.
TAGlab will be co-facilitating four sessions of brainSMART. Our aim of this educational series is to introduce seniors to interesting, commercially available technologies, as well as new technologies that we are currently being developed in our lab. Participants will have an opportunity to learn more about our work, as well as interact with and provide their opinion on some of our new projects. For more details or registration information CLICK HERE.
TAGlab Director, Ronald Baecker has been named a Fellow by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), for his foundational contributions to human-computer interaction and computer animation. To read more about this prestigious title CLICK HERE.
Brent Ledger, a writer with the U of T Magazine, interviews Dr. Ron Baecker, and some of the dedicated TAGlab researchers to see how we’re “harnessing computers to make life better as we age”. Check it out!
TAGlab was happy to host an information and demo booth at the Ontario Long Term Care Association’s 3rd annual Applied Research Day on November 23rd 2011. As part of the Innovations Showcase, TAGlab staff and researchers were able to make valuable connections in this field and demonstrate some of our technology that is currently in development. Thank you to all who dropped by and checked us out!
Find out more about TAGlab’s current projects
MyVoice, the cutting-edge communication aid for those living with communications disorders caused by stroke, autism spectrum disorders and neurodegenerative disease was recently featured on CityTV news. Reporter Peter Kim interviewed Bill and Bonni Scott, the first users and the inspiration for MyVoice and also touched base with film critic Roger Ebert who had a chance to test out the app at a recent book signing. You can watch the video HERE
Developed within the Technologies for Aging Gracefully Lab (TAGlab), MyVoice allows users to tap words and pictures on an iPhone or Android device to speak sentences and communicate. The app features instant online customization so users or caregivers can remotely edit the vocabulary available on the device. My voice is now available for download through the Apple App Store.
