[aaloa supporters] The definition for AAL in the manifesto

[Mohammad-Reza Tazari]

I'm fine with that and happy that finally the manifesto has the 
opportunity to reach a bigger community.

Regards,

-- Saied

Francesco Furfari wrote on 10-Sep-10 09:29:
> Dear Saied,
>
> I'm sorry we were very lazy to take a decision.
> However as you know something perfect doesn't allow people to comment,
> so in this way we may lead someone to discuss with us of something ;-)
>
> I would say to froze the Manifesto (of course not the subscribers) . If
> clarification of the statements reported in the Manifesto is needed (we
> had only 3 pages) , then we can write compendium docs, or white papers.
> I think we need to smoothly discuss and compare the different positions
> we have and this could lead to the revision of the Manifesto by the next
> year ...
>
> However yesterday Casper printed all the material for the AAL Forum and
> today the brochure of the EvAAL contest.
>
> soon other news
> francesco
>
> Il 08/09/2010 10.57, Mohammad-Reza Tazari ha scritto:
>> Thanks FrancescoP for the feedback, which I evaluate as a positive
>> vote :-)
>>
>> Also based on feedback from Joe (actually, he was mainly warning that
>> this could be wasting time and energy discussing something of only
>> very minor importance, but he also criticized not only the phrase with
>> "hit" but also its too broad formulation covering everything for
>> everybody), I modified the def:
>>
>> Â Â employing technology to support well-being in diverse situations
>> Â Â of life, especially in specific spaces, such as the living and
>> Â Â working environments, with a priority for people who might be
>> Â Â more in need of assistance (e.g. infirm or very elderly people)
>>
>> In the spirit of the first ideas being exchanged among promoters with
>> regard to procedures, I suggest that the authors of the manifesto
>> consider a change in the above direction if at least two other
>> positive votes but no objections are there. To avoid delays in
>> finalizing the prints for AAL forum, today is practically the last
>> chance for voting on this suggestion, where an objection should be
>> evaluated as a veto without long discussions.
>>
>> My regards,
>>
>> -- Saied
>>
>> Francesco Potortì wrote on 06-Sep-10 13:13:
>>>> 1. citation from the manifesto:
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â making smart use of technology to support well-being in the
>>>> Â Â Â preferred living environment for people who might otherwise
>>>> Â Â Â find this difficult (e.g. infirm or very elderly people who
>>>> Â Â Â want to continue living in their own homes)
>>> [...]
>>>
>>>> Hence, I just suggest to change it the following way:
>>>>
>>>> Â Â Â employing technology to support well-being for everyone in all
>>>> Â Â Â situation of life, with a priority for people who might be hit
>>>> Â Â Â more by need for assistance (e.g. infirm or very elderly people)
>>>
>>> I like the idea and the new text.
>>>
>>> I think it could be improved (but I do not know how) by rephrasing
>>> "might be hit by more need for assistance" into something more fluent.
>>
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