Easier home automation control of lights and appliances when you have special needs.

An increasing number of standalone devices and of home automation components may be deployed to assist people with special needs due to injury, disease or old age. The standalone devices are relatively inexpensive and easy to install, while the home automation devices may work together more extensively and be more highly customised to someones's particular needs.

Already installed home automation systems may also be re-tuned by a Clever Home automation Engineer to provide special needs assistance, in addition to enhanced convenience, safety and security - by consulting with them (or their carer) about their special needs, re-programming their home automation system, and possibly adding some updated or recently released home automation components if necessary.

Ways in which technology may be used to support people with special needs include:

• Automatic Clipsal C-Bus lighting as you move from room to room, which may be helpful when your mobility is restricted or you use a wheelchair.
  
  
• Easy motorised and automated operation of windows, roller shutters, blinds and curtains.
  
  
• Single button execution of entire checklists of customised home automation tasks, and automatically scheduled execution lists of tasks at preset times and days.
  
  
• Easy monitoring and control of automated devices and surveillance cameras from your wireless Smart phones, Internet tablets and PCs using the Wiser home automation controller, or using your Windows PC running home automation software, and taking advantage of your computer's visual, audio and mobility Accessibility Options.
  
  
• Monitoring and control of your home security or access control from any mobile phone from anywhere using SMSs, or from your wireless Smart phones over the LAN or Internet using a professional home security and access control App.
  
  
• IP Door Stations that can play a customised audio message to visitors to allow you more time to respond to them yourself, and the ability to respond using your mobile phone or Internet tablet, or PC.
  
  
• IR remote controlled Clipsal C-Bus light switches, PIRs and light level sensors
  and touchscreen home automation controllers.
  
  
• RF remote control and RF wireless home automation control options.
  
  
• Remote controlled and automated high quality multi-room hi-fi equipment.
  
  
• Use of C-Bus Avanti large rocker wall switches with one, two, or three large switches (illustrated below) for easy operation by the aged or disabled, or interface your Clipsal C-Bus to custom switches or controls that you find easy to use.