AcTo Coming to Long-term Care Homes
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The City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services in Canada are bringing tablets into all 10 care facilities as a result of AcTo’s presence at the Youth Summit.
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AcTo Dementia at the Toronto Volunteer Youth Summit 2018
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Work from the AcTo Dementia project was presented at the City of Toronto Long-term Care Homes and Services Volunteer Youth Summit 2018 in Canada.
Read MoreAcTo In Practice: Memory Café
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In the first of a new series of blog posts focusing on how the AcTo Dementia website is being used in the real world, Angie Weatherhead tell us about the Alice Cross Centre Memory Café in Devon.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia Website Revamp
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We've been busy, but we're back... Our website has been revamped taking into account feedback from users over the past year.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia at the UK Dementia Congress 2016
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AcTo Dementia researchers Phil Joddrell and Professor Arlene Astell attended the UK Dementia Congress in Brighton last week.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia: 6 Months On...
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Since the launch of the AcTo Dementia website 6 months ago, we have evaluated more than 40 different types of game or activity, reviewing over 400 apps in the process.
Read MoreNew iPad Software Update (iOS 10)
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Last week, Apple released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 10.
Read MoreSURE Student Placement with AcTo Dementia
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Ella Davenport, an undergraduate Psychology student at The University of Sheffield, recently completed a summer vacation scholarship working on the AcTo Dementia project. In this article, Ella discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 2)
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In the second of our world tour series, researcher Phil Joddrell took the AcTo Dementia project to Toronto, Canada for the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2016.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia World Tour (Part 1)
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Researcher Phil Joddrell attended the 15th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP) in Linz, Austria, to present work related to the AcTo Dementia project.
Read MoreOn CampUS Student Placement with AcTo Dementia
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Psychology undergraduate student Elana Moore recently completed a 100-hour placement working on the AcTo Dementia project as part of the On CampUS placement scheme at the University of Sheffield. In this article, Elana discusses her experience joining the research team and working on this project.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia at the White Rose Dementia Symposium
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The White Rose Dementia Symposium took place on Tuesday 24th May 2016, uniting researchers from the Universities of Sheffield, Leeds and York to present their work on dementia.
Read MoreSea Hero Quest: Play a touchscreen game for dementia research
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A collaboration between Alzheimer's Research UK, Deutsche Telecom and researchers from University College London and the University of East Anglia has led to the creation of a touchscreen mobile game that collects data from players to support dementia research.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia at Sheffield Life festival
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On Saturday 23rd April 2016, AcTo Dementia was one of the projects demonstrated at The University of Sheffield event Life: A Festival of Health, from Head to Toe.
Read MoreAcTo Dementia Website Launch
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Today sees the launch of a brand new website, AcTo Dementia, where the primary focus is to recommend Accessible Touchscreen apps for people living with dementia.
Read MoreNew iPad Software Update (iOS 9.3)
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Apple have released the latest software update for their handheld devices range, iOS 9.3.
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