Interested in Digital Technology? Would you like to test new products or share your feedback on the technology you own?
Dementia Circle needs you!
The world of technology is fast-moving and filled with a lot of choice. Knowing what products might be right for you can become overwhelming when you don’t know where to start. That’s why Alzheimer Scotland created their free online platform ADAM (About Digital and Me) to help families navigate through the world of technology and help them find the best product for them. ADAM is unique because all the products in the ADAM catalogue have been tried and tested by people living with dementia and their carers through our Dementia Circle project. ADAM wouldn’t exist without our Dementia Circle reviewers which is why we are looking for more people to join our community.
What is Dementia Circle?
Dementia Circle is an Alzheimer Scotland project that helps people with lived experience of dementia to find, test and share feedback on products and services that can help make everyday living with a long-term condition easier. By testing out a product or a service and giving your honest, unbiased feedback, you will be helping people like you to find things that can also help them. We are not affiliated with any brand or product so you can have confidence in the reviews and information we share.
What will happen when I join Dementia Circle?
When you sign up, you will join a pool of people just like you. When Alzheimer’s Scotland have new products to test, they will contact you if the technology is aligned with your interests and see if you are willing to test. If you think the product is not for you, you can say no and we’ll contact you again next time. We sometimes have limited products available and aim to make the testing process as fair as possible. If you have already tested a product with us, we may prioritise new reviewers or people who have not tested any product before offering a second product to review.
If you are happy to go ahead with testing, they will support you throughout the review process. This can either be an individual review or Alzheimers Scotland may invite you to join a group of reviewers who are testing the same product. The average time to review products is usually 4 – 6 weeks, although some product reviews may take longer.
As a Dementia Circle reviewer, they will also invite you to their new bi-monthly online community gathering where they can chat about the latest products in testing, what technology you enjoy using, new technology devices to look out for and top tips from the community. So even if you are not actively testing a device for us, there will still be opportunities throughout the year to be involved and provide feedback.
I’m interested in joining! What shall I do next?
To join Alzheimers Scotland Dementia Circle community, please fill out this online form which can be found at: https://forms.office.com/r/Ty6PeSKght
Once completed Alzheimer’s Scotland will get in touch for a chat about the technology you already use or the interests you have so they can match you with products in the future.
In the meantime, you can visit ADAM here: https://meetadam.org