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In-Home Dementia-Centred
DIY Adaptations and Innovations
PARTNERS AND DONORS
Alzheimer Society of Canada
Brain Canada
GRANT TYPE
Capacity building grants
COMPETITION
Alzheimer Society Research Program (ASRP)
START DATE
2025
GRANT AMOUNT
$100,000
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Glen Hougan , NSCAD University
TEAM MEMBERS
Elaine Moody, Dalhousie University
Olga Theou, Dalhousie University
David Roach, Dalhousie University
Clifton Johnston, Dalhousie University
The Project
This project explores how people living with dementia and their caregivers create clever do-it-yourself (DIY) solutions to make everyday tasks at home easier and safer.
Phase 1 of the project involves the collection and analysis of these homegrown innovations that people send in.
Phase 2 of the project will then have these DIY innovators work with designers, engineers, and business professionals and students who will help them turn their ideas into practical solutions that others can use safely.
This project puts the voices and ideas of people living with dementia and their caregivers at the center of the development and management of their innovative solutions, recognizing their creativity and valuable insights.
Questions
Why we want to hear from you?
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You are the experts in overcoming life’s daily challenges.
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We can learn from your ideas and you can inspire the dementia community.
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You have real solutions which may help others going through similar journeys.
What will you do with my DIY ideas and solutions?
Everything is confidential, we will not share anything.All ideas are yours. If you do wish to share your ideas then we can help you:
- communicate it so others can make it.
- make it safer so others can use it.
- develop it further so you can sell it.
GET INVOLVED AND SHARE YOUR CREATIVITY
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