Tag: dementia

World Alzheimer’s Day – a project helping dementia/Alzheimer’s sufferers explore their memories, prototyped using the Raspberry Pi

by Michael Horne • 21 September 2020 • 1 Comment

21st September is World Alzheimer’s Day. A few years ago, my Nan passed away. By the end, she didn’t recognise anybody and couldn’t communicate. It is not an illness or a condition I would wish on anyone. Back in 2010, Chloe…

Dementia/disability friendly music box powered by a Raspberry Pi

by Michael Horne • 23 August 2018 • 0 Comments

Hi everyone. I am back, much refreshed and revived by a holiday to lovely Croatia (which I can thoroughly recommend!). Ross Porter’s father could no longer operate his CD player to play his favourite music due to impaired mental…