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      Internet of Things (IoT) about Disabilities : Disabilities in relation to the Internet of Things (IoT)

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      IoT Technology, disable People, Smart assistant, Application, voice recognition system

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            The Internet of Things (IoT) holds significant promise for enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. By integrating smart devices and technologies, the IoT offers innovative solutions to address various challenges faced by people with disabilities and promote inclusivity. It is striking that more than one billion individuals, encompassing adults and children, live with disabilities, constituting roughly 15% of the world's total population. This highlights the significant impact and importance of addressing issues related to disability inclusivity and support globally. Unfortunately, the lack of support services often results in disabled individuals becoming overly reliant on their families, leading to economic inactivity and social exclusion.

            Nevertheless, the Internet of Things (IoT) holds promise in offering essential aid and encouragement, empowering them to enhance their quality of life and engage more actively in societal and economic spheres. This article explains how the Internet of Things can benefit individuals with disabilities. We introduce the suggested IoT framework to realize this goal, highlighting the interplay between its diverse components. We delve into distinct application scenarios to demonstrate how the IoT can address the unique requirements of people with disabilities. Moreover, this paper addresses critical challenges to be acknowledged and overcome when implementing IoT-based solutions.

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            ScienceOpen Preprints
            ScienceOpen
            5 December 2023
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            [1 ] Salford university ( https://ror.org/01tmqtf75)
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            https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9275-6902
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            10.14293/PR2199.000535.v1
            6d8d4d99-cbb2-4c0e-ac02-63330666eb19

            This work has been published open access under Creative Commons Attribution License CC BY 4.0 , which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Conditions, terms of use and publishing policy can be found at www.scienceopen.com .

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            : 5 December 2023
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            Funded by: funder-id , King Salman Centre for Disability Research;
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            Computer science,Statistics,Materials science
            disable People,Application,Smart assistant,voice recognition system,IoT Technology

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