| It's all very well discussing the benefits of smart | | | | the day these users could carry a buzzer that |
| homes but most of these simply make our lives | | | | produces a warning that could be considered |
| more convenient, which can actually be a | | | | similar to the silent option on a mobile phone.And |
| disadvantage, as it has could cause us to become | | | | here is the rest of it.visually-impaired- Users would |
| dependent. Smart homes have the potential to | | | | find it tricky to use a graphical interface so |
| play a much bigger role, when we consider | | | | speech-recognition technology would help these |
| installing them into the homes of those with | | | | users a lot. A smart home could also be |
| disabilities. Let's take a look at how the lives of | | | | configured to help them move around the house |
| those with disabilities can be made a great deal | | | | easier via sensors that are able interface with |
| easier: | | | | voice-application and then providing warnings to |
| Hearing- impaired- This type of user may not no | | | | the user.autistic-spectrum- Dislike changes in |
| when someone has rang the doorbell, especially if | | | | routine and a lack of order causes distress, |
| they are nowhere near the door. A smart home | | | | making them prone to sensory overload. In this |
| solution would... be to have the lights flicker on/off | | | | case a smart home can be useful in streamlining |
| to let them know someone was there, this is | | | | tasks so that not too much multi-tasking is |
| more effective in the evening obviously, during | | | | involved. |