Who we serve
A person’s autonomy also concerns those who live alongside them, those who support them and the organisations that work every day to improve their quality of life.
Pantoufle develops assistive technologies with this network of relationships in mind: people with cognitive vulnerabilities, families, caregivers and organisations committed to supporting everyday life.
The context
The everyday life of a person with a cognitive vulnerability is made up of habits, relationships and small gestures. When some activities require assistance, the way the family organises itself changes too.
In Italy, a significant share of everyday support is provided by families, often with the help of associations, foundations and local services.
people with intellectual disability living with their families in Italy.
people in our target group, defined by age and level of disability.
people with intellectual disability in the European area analysed.
residential social-care and social-health facilities operating in Italy as at 1 January 2024.
The people
For those who find it difficult to remember, organise or complete certain daily activities, technology can offer understandable guidance while respecting individual pace, abilities and habits.
Our goal
To support as much autonomy as possible, without taking the person’s place.
For those caring for someone, even short absences can require organisation, attention and constant availability.
Balancing care, work, relationships and personal commitments can make managing everyday life complex.
Our goal
To help make everyday care more sustainable, fostering peace of mind, continuity and greater freedom to organise one’s time.
Organisations
We address organisations that have first-hand knowledge of families’ needs and work to provide care, inclusion and autonomy services.
Organisations close to families, able to identify real needs and promote support initiatives.
Their possible contribution
Facilitating access to assistive technologies, identifying the needs of their beneficiaries and taking part in the evaluation of innovative solutions.
Bodies responsible for organising local services, home-based support and inclusion programmes.
Their possible contribution
Trialling new tools that support personal autonomy and enable people to remain in their family home.
Facilities, services and professionals supporting people with a range of care needs.
Their possible contribution
Contributing to the definition, trialling and evaluation of technology applications that can be integrated into care pathways.
Everyday life
Difficulty remembering or completing an activity can make support necessary. Assistive technologies can help recognise the context and offer appropriate guidance.
Those who provide care cannot always be there. Technology can contribute to forms of contextual assistance that do not require continuous human supervision.
A system that generates constant alerts can increase the demands on attention. The aim is to distinguish relevant events from the ordinary variations of everyday life.
The home is a personal space. Design must take into account the protection of information and the reduction of unnecessary transmissions.
These examples illustrate needs and possible technological responses, not results that have already been validated.
What we want to make possible
Encouraging the person’s participation in their own activities, respecting their abilities, preferences and pace.
Integrating technological support with the support provided by people, families and services.
Seeking solutions that can lighten the organisational load and attention demands placed on caregivers.
Working with organisations able to facilitate access to assistive technologies and promote their use in appropriate settings.
These are qualitative goals, not results that have already been measured.
A shared responsibility
We see assistive innovation as a journey that involves different kinds of expertise.
The technology is designed and developed by Pantoufle, but its usefulness depends on understanding needs and on its ability to fit into everyday life.
Families can also contact Pantoufle directly, without going through an organisation.
Researches, designs, develops and supports AI-based assistive technologies.
Know the needs of their communities, promote initiatives and can facilitate access to solutions.
Help define real needs and are the setting in which the technology is used and evaluated.
Building together
Every family faces different situations. Every organisation has experience and expertise that can help identify better solutions.
Pantoufle was founded to connect this knowledge with the possibilities offered by artificial intelligence, developing tools that find a real place in people’s lives.
Associations, foundations, public bodies and health and social care providers.
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