AI4Care – Empowering Caregivers with AI for Inclusive Support

Resources

Explore educational materials including our comprehensive handbook on AI for caregiving, workshop slides, and downloadable tools designed to improve caregiving through AI-powered solutions.

Developed within the project

AI as a Tool for Carers A Practical Guide for Professional and Family Carers of people with disabilities

Handbook AI in Care

Short History of Development of Artificial Intelligence

Overview of AI tools

Websites supporting people with disabilities

W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) – Guidelines and resources for making digital content accessible to people with disabilities.

European Disability Forum (EDF) – The umbrella organisation representing the interests of people with disabilities across Europe.

World Health Organization – Disability – Information, data and guidance on health and disability.

Disabled World – News, information and resources covering a wide range of disabilities.

United Nations – Disability (UN DESA) – Information on the rights of persons with disabilities and the CRPD convention.

Tools for caregivers and people with disabilities

ChatGPT – AI assistant for answering questions, drafting text, simplifying information and everyday support.

Google Translate – Instant text, speech and image translation across many languages.

Be My Eyes – App connecting blind and low-vision people with sighted volunteers and AI visual assistance.

Seeing AI – Microsoft app that narrates the surrounding world for people who are blind or have low vision.

Speechify – Text-to-speech tool that reads documents, articles and emails aloud.

Otter.ai – Automatic speech-to-text transcription, useful for people who are deaf or hard of hearing.

Try it out: Smart AI Speech Therapy Assistant (Test Prototype)

The primary objective of the AI4Care project was to empower caregivers and professionals working with people with special needs to effectively utilize artificial intelligence in their daily practice. This interactive speech therapy prototype was developed as a direct, hands-on result of this process, aiming to tangibly demonstrate the exceptional capabilities of modern AI technology and its immediate applicability in enhancing social inclusion and rehabilitation. The system supports bilingual functionality (Slovenian and Croatian) and provides professional analysis for therapists or playful, engaging feedback for children.

Statement of Transparency and AI Co-Creation: This application was developed through an open and transparent collaboration between the IPAK Institute and the advanced AI model Google Gemini. By publicly releasing this prototype, we proudly advocate for the ethical use and open communication regarding the integration of artificial intelligence into social care and support processes, where technology serves as a reliable assistant to human expertise.

🚀 Launch Test Application