Start: Aug 17 2019 12:30
End: Aug 17 2019 16:30
Location: Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond
Link: http://luv.asn.au/meetings/map
Please contact the LUV committe by emailing luv-ctte(a)luv.asn.au to
suggest a topic!
There will also be the usual casual hands-on workshop, Linux
installation, configuration and assistance and advice. Bring your laptop
if you need help with a particular issue. This will now occur BEFORE the
talks from 12:30 to 14:00. The talks will commence at 14:00 (2pm) so
there is time for people to have lunch nearby.
The meeting will be held at Infoxchange, 33 Elizabeth St. Richmond 3121.
Late arrivals please call (0421) 775 358 for access to the venue.
LUV would like to acknowledge Infoxchange for the venue.
Linux Users of Victoria is a subcommittee of Linux Australia.
Start: Aug 6 2019 19:00
End: Aug 6 2019 21:00
Location: Kathleen Syme Library, 251 Faraday Street Carlton VIC 3053
Link:
<http://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/hubs-bookable-spaces/kathleen-sym…>
NOTE: The library closes at 7pm so arrivals after that time will need to
contact Andrew on (0421) 775 358 or any other attendee for admission.
Speakers:
* Jonathan Oxer: Open Source Hardware and Software for Assistive
Technologies
Open Source Hardware and Software for Assistive Technologies
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Learn how Open Source hardware and software can be used in a wide
variety of assistive technologies, including wheelchair control,
environmental systems, robotics, communication, prosthetics, games, and
telepresence.
Technology can be used to dramatically improve the lives of people with
physical disabilities. Often this takes the form of medical technology,
which is a highly regulated field involving very high development costs
and long product lifecycles.
Medical technology is a critical element in supporting people with
physical disabilities, but it generally focuses on solving problems that
are life-threatening or can otherwise be classified as having a medical
imperative. Outside of medical technology that directly interacts with
the human body, there is an enormous field of assistive technology that
can be used to improve the lives of people both physically and mentally.
Technologies that are frequently dismissed as gimmicks or toys, such as
home automation systems and IoT devices, can be life-changing for people
with disabilities. Not just toys for rich lazy people, home automation
can make the difference between an individual being able to live
independently or requiring residential care. Even more importantly, it
can place the power back in the hands of the individual and give them
the ability to control the world around them instead of relying on the
help of others.
Because the needs of individuals can vary dramatically, the Open Source
ethos of modularity, improvement, adaptation, and sharing is ideally
suited to assistive technologies. Existing projects can be rapidly
remixed and modified to suit specific requirements by combining open
source software, hardware, and fabrication including 3D printing and CNC
machining. Open Source technologies can give people with disabilities
new powers far beyond what an average human can achieve, turning them
into DIY superhumans.
Jon Oxer has been hacking on both hardware and software since he was a
little tacker. Most recently he's been focusing more on the Open
Hardware side, co-founding Freetronics as a result of organising the
first Arduino Miniconf at LCA2010 and designing the Arduino-based
payloads that were sent into orbit in 2013 on board satellites ArduSat-X
and ArduSat-1. His books include "Ubuntu Hacks" and "Practical Arduino",
and he produces the "SuperHouseTV" DIY home automation / assistive
technology channel on YouTube.
Many of us like to go for dinner nearby after the meeting, typically at
Brunetti's or Trotters Bistro in Lygon St. Please let us know if you'd
like to join us!
Linux Users of Victoria is a subcommittee of Linux Australia.