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Quadriplegics at risk for serious sleep breathing disorder
There are over a million people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in the United States alone with an estimated 11,000 new cases every year....
Tongue piercing lets paralysed drive wheelchairs
An experimental device is letting paralysed people drive wheelchairs simply by flicking their tongue in the right direction.
Key to this wireless system: Users get...
Young, disabled and stuck in a nursing home for the elderly
Alabama and other states are slow to join federal programs aimed at getting young people care they need at home
Paul Boyd has two lives.
In...
Rutgers retires Eric LeGrand’s No. 52 jersey
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) -- Moments after becoming the first player in the 144-year history of Rutgers football to have his jersey retired, Eric LeGrand...
Motorised Mouth Painting Easel
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Adaptive Innovation's motorised mouth painting easel allows someone with a disability such as quadriplegia to paint independently, by removing a number of the physical...
Showing the world that ‘different’ is beautiful
Life has thrown a lot at Coquitlam's Jessica Kruger.
At 15 years old she suffered a work-place accident resulting in a broken neck and spinal...
Stronger every day: Brian Keefer of ‘Extreme Makeover’ is gaining mobility after a paralyzing...
"It’s a personal choice to be in a good mood or a bad mood, and I choose to be in a good mood." -...
After a spinal-cord injury, life goes on
The 24-hour news cycle has affected all of us in different ways. For Jack Jablonski, I fear it has hijacked the time that could...
Kirstie’s top gear is the wheel deal
The wheels are in motion for Kirstie Fairhurst as she gears up for the 153km Round the Mountain bike ride next Saturday.
But when the...
Keefer family of Newberry Township to be featured on ‘Extreme Makeover: Home Edition’ on...
Brian Keefer expects a lot of tears when he and his family watch the episode of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” on Friday, accompanied by...
