Tag: Assistive Technology
A Reboot For Wheelchair That Can Stand Up And Climb Stairs
Thirteen years ago, just as the United States began what was to become its longest war, a futuristic wheelchair hit the market.
The iBOT allowed...
Cerebral Palsy And Being Quadriplegic Won’t Stop Christopher Hills
The Queensland boy runs his own video editing company.
Meet Christopher Hills, a young man from Queensland who thought his body would always limit...
Gesture-controlled Internet of Things (IoT) extends freedom for the disabled
Quadriplegics can do more on their own with the Sesame Enable app that uses head gestures to control Internet of Things (IoT) devices
Christopher Reeve...
Quadriplegic Israeli Inventor Designs Device That Allows Him to Stand
Nearly everyone knows about ReWalk, the revolutionary robotic exoskeleton invented in Israel that allows paraplegics to stand, walk, and even navigate steps and run...
Using VR and an exoskeletons to help paraplegics regain movement
After twelve months, eight patients and 2,052 sessions spread over 1,958 hours, Duke University is publishing some promising results from a study seeking to...
Meet Catfish Chris
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Fourteen years ago, a car crash left Chris paralyzed from the chest down—but he didn’t let that keep him from fishing.
The article for this...
Quadriplegic mud racer inspires and makes memories at Raymond Mud Bog
Chris Boese is a quadriplegic, but it hasn't stopped him from mud racing. Boese participated in the 6th Annual Raymond Mud Bog Saturday, in...
The Apple Watch Will Soon Track Fitness for Wheelchair Users
Fitness trackers routinely measure physical activity such as running and cycling and encourage people to stand up and walk around throughout the day. But...
World’s First Child-Sized Exoskeleton Aims To Improve Quality Of Life Of Kids With Spinal...
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A research team in Spain has developed the world's first exoskeleton prototype to help disabled children learn how to walk and sustain mobility. The...
Pants Up Easy
Pants Up Easy... is designed to help wheelchair users and people with spinal-cord injuries get dressed.
If you’re paraplegic, odds are you spend hours a...
