Post by Kiwi Frontline on Oct 27, 2023 5:09:18 GMT 12
INDIGENOUS INFLUENCES ON THE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BRAIN CONTROLLED PROSTHETICS
Te Ao Māori (The Māori world) offers a unique and valuable perspective of the world that we live in. It encourages an intimate understanding of the environment and shows us that everything has a mauri (life force) and a mana (prestige) of its own.
If this perspective was represented in rehabilitation (as it rarely is at present), Māori would stand to gain considerable benefit.
It is the aim of this doctoral project to bridge the gap that exists between current rehabilitation practices and what a Māori approach toward rehabilitation might be.
It is expected that as Te Ao Māori is included in the design and development of assistive devices and the processes surrounding rehabilitation the quality of life of an amputee will increase......
www.waikato.ac.nz/research/phd-opportunities/vacancies/indigenous-influences-on-the-design-and-development-of-brain-controlled-prosthetics
Te Ao Māori (The Māori world) offers a unique and valuable perspective of the world that we live in. It encourages an intimate understanding of the environment and shows us that everything has a mauri (life force) and a mana (prestige) of its own.
If this perspective was represented in rehabilitation (as it rarely is at present), Māori would stand to gain considerable benefit.
It is the aim of this doctoral project to bridge the gap that exists between current rehabilitation practices and what a Māori approach toward rehabilitation might be.
It is expected that as Te Ao Māori is included in the design and development of assistive devices and the processes surrounding rehabilitation the quality of life of an amputee will increase......
www.waikato.ac.nz/research/phd-opportunities/vacancies/indigenous-influences-on-the-design-and-development-of-brain-controlled-prosthetics