CEAPAT. Open Doors Week

The National Reference Centre for Personal Autonomy and Technical Aids (Ceapat) is holding the Week of Open Doors 2015. On this occasion, the center will receive on Monday the visit of Minister of Health, Social Services and Equality, Alfonso Alonso. The mission of the National Reference Centre for Personal Autonomy and Technical Aids (Ceapat) is to contribute to making the rights of persons with disabilities and older persons effective, through integral accessibility, assistive products and technologies and design for all

The theme chosen is 'Ceapat 5G', which refers to the 5 generations of people to whom is dedicated the week: children, adolescents, young adults and seniors. Thus, the Week of Open Doors 2015 Ceapat-Imserso proposes this time an intergenerational vision of technology for everyone.

Each day will be addressed to a population group: Monday older than 85 years, Tuesday at people between 70 and 85, Wednesday to adults between 30 and 70, Thursday to youth and adolescents, and Friday's child population between 0 and 12 years.

A transnational approach, this year will be attended by professionals and experts from Denmark and Norway, through the collaboration of embassies and public and private institutions.

Attendance at the conference is free until full capacity. Pre-registration only for guided tours of the permanent exhibition of support products and technical solutions for accessibility visits will be required.

Open Week is aimed at both professionals and the general public. 'Ceapat 5G' aims to be a meeting point for citizens and society with government, associations, foundations, corporations and academia and research.
The sessions include lectures, round tables, expert panels and workshops, and aim to encourage reflection and action on issues such as ethics and the elderly, friendly cities, employment, and training for all early care and their relationship with assistive technology, accessibility and universal design.

The days have magnetic loop subtitles and interpretation in sign language and will be broadcast live via the Internet.

Accessible Madrid will be at the CEAPAT Open doors Week presenting Genny Urban 2.0 electric wheelchair.

Genny ? 2.0 is suitable for any moment of your daily life: at work, travelling, leisure, sport, etc. It will help you to move from one place to another with a new energy. Genny ? 2.0 is ideal for use both indoors and outdoors. Indoors, you can easily rotate on the axis, easing the process to get in an out of an elevator, or maneuvering in narrow spaces such as in a room. Outdoors, Genny ? 2.0, is known for its versatility in all kind of terrains. Genny ? 2.0 has everything you need: personal transport with autobalance, and modern and smart vehicle. Get ready to have fun!

Genny? was born from the intuition of Paolo Badano,businessman who, due to a banal road accident, has been living for over twenty years with his wheelchair. Following the accident, over the years, Paolo looked for a way to improve his daily mobility, but without finding anything able to make him break away from the usual schemes. The four-wheelel wheelchair not only seemed constraining and often aesthetically arguable, but had a clearly obsolete technology as well.

Only in 2009 Segway pt, a self-balancing ride equipped with only two wheels conceived by Dean Kamen and produced by Segway inc., drew his attention. Being Segway a device which imposes on his user the standing position, Paolo?s idea was to make this technology available to the "seated people" (definition often used by Paolo to define motor disability). So Genny? was born, his first ambitious project, having as primary obligation to ensure the safety of his user. For over two years Paolo has been working on this new technology, dealing with the problems that came up every day. His decision to use Segway?s technology and the experience of world-renowned designers in the field of robotic made the difference, leading the project to an undisputed success and succeeding in creating the world first two wheel self-balancing chair. Today Genny?, thanks to the official partnership with Segway inc., has become reality. Thanks to hers advanced technology Genny? breaks forever the mould, bringing every hindrance down, whether architectural or psychological.

Genny? utilises an adapted to the case?s needs expressly modified Segway self- balancing base, ensuring immediate spins on the same axis and to go ahead without operating any control lever, like throttle or brake. 18% Maximum incline and slope and 3 HP power.

How does the Genny work?
The two parallel wheels and many electronic sensors (such as 5 gyroscopes) allow Genny? to move only shifting part of the bust forward to advance, backward to slow down and brake. Simple handlebars permit the means spinning without a compulsory specific use of the hands, leaving them totally free.

Great innovation, reduced dimensions:
Designed even for inner spaces. The reclining seatback and the easily extractable handlebars, removable using only one hand, reduce Genny? to a "cube" with a side of 67cm and make it extremely compact and fit for transportation. 67 cm Height, 63 cm Width and 69 cm Depth.

Safety:
Nothing is left to chance. Parking: two small feet permit to stabilize your Genny? in a simple and safe way. The presence detector placed under the seat makes Genny??s functioning possible only if the driver is on board, avoiding machine accidental activations and ensuring its turning off when getting out.

Side handle:
In addition to giving support during the use and helping in transferring from another chair, side handles, when overturned, activate the emergency feet descent mechanism.

Redundancy:
To ensure the safety in case of failure, Genny? takes from the world of aeronautics the redundancy technique. This procedure provides for the doubling of the electronic or mechanical circuits in order to avoid unpleasant consequences in case of failure of one of them. X2 Batteries, X2 Electronic boards, X4 Total engines.

Control panel:
The push-button panel enables/disables the parking control and the lights (optional).
1. LED bar indicator: it signals the parking feet battery charge
2. Lights activation button
3-4. Genny?, by pushing button 3 and 4 in sequence, starts functioning stabilizing the load. The same operation is done to lower the parking feet again once stopped.

InfoKey: The InfoKey wireless controller is the mean to enable, check and communicate Genny??s functioning. It is equipped with four buttons along the external perimeter and with a central display. The buttons allow to choose the various functions and to review all the information on the display.

Ergonomics:
Ergonomics is the science of the interaction between users and technologies. Genny? adopts a solution that is unique in the world in the field of ergonomics: Tarta®, a seatback conceived by the namesake firm which dedicates its work to posturology with a mix of aesthetic and well-advanced materials. GM Design Team has redrawn and realized a custom-made Tarta® for Genny?. Modular, with few simple strong parts, Tarta® seatback answers to many needs, from those aesthetic, for trending seats, to those serious problems of disabled people. Everyone can benefit from this innovative solution.

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CEAPAT. Open Doors Week
When: 15-19 June (10-14h (Wednesday 17, from 10h to 18h).
Where: Centro de Referencia Estatal de Autonomía Personal y Ayudas Técnicas (Ceapat)
c/ Los Extremeños, 1 28018 Madrid
http://www.ceapat.es/ceapat_01/index.htm