The “Gender, Dependency and Social Exclusion (GEDEX)” Research Group comprises a multidisciplinary team of people who work to strengthen Accessibility and Design for all persons, Social Inclusion, Equality and improvements in quality of life and sustainable development in Society. Research into the personal autonomy of dependent persons, gender equality and education, entrepreneurship and empowerment policies for women and socially excluded persons, the ageing of society, Engineering and Technology for inclusive and sustainable environments are some of their research proposals.

Research lines

• Universal accessibility and design for all
• Dependency and equality in personal autonomy (associated with old age and disability)
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Engineering and technology for inclusive and sustainable environments
• Smart Human City
• Active ageing
• Social exclusion and vulnerability
• Quality of life
• Gender Equality and Studies
• Women’s Empowerment
• Social inequalities
• International Cooperation and Studies on Refugees

Related services and products

• Design, Planning and Execution of research into Universal Accessibility and Design for all persons
• Quality assessments in companies providing Social Services (social action centers, old-age homes, home help, etc.)
• Advisory service on inclusive and sustainable Engineering and Technology according to the ‘Smart Cities in Europe’ strategy
• Rehabilitating and autonomy-boosting software programming for persons with intellectual disability

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