Tag: Assistive Technology

Helping those with issues that make it difficult to ride their motorcycles, Using twin dual hand brakes and electronic shifters, modified foot controls, wheelchair...

https://youtu.be/XCm1zCkSHEo The technology has "promising humanitarian applications off the track." Sam Schmidt wasn’t one of the official drivers at yesterday’s 100th Indianapolis 500, but his speed...

New device would let severely paralyzed people surf the Web PHOENIX, Ariz. — A new tongue-controlled computer mouse would allow someone with no working arms...

https://youtu.be/RHHfChe_LLo Donna Lowich lives with quadriplegia, so interacting with her grandchildren does not come easy. Until she was given Adaptoys, which opened up the world...

Go Power - More distance per push Stop Power - On a dime A wheelchair handrim designed by a quadriplegic veteran, RibGrips are perfect for...

The movement of limbs comes so fluidly and effortlessly for many of us that it is easy to take for granted. But those who...

First robotic exoskeleton cleared for use with stroke and spinal cord injury levels to C7 RICHMOND, Calif., April 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ekso Bionics...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z-2e093A_LY This is a video Christopher Hills made as part of a presentation he gave to Alberta Education. www.switchedonvideoediting.com.au Follow Christopher Hills on Twitter: twitter.com/iAmMaccing

Todd Stabelfeldt is sending his wife a romantic text. He taps his chin on a button mounted on his wheelchair, then grins, pleased with his wooing. A quadriplegic since he was 8, Stabelfeldt can't move anything below his neck. Now a 36-year-old engineer and business owner, he's turned his wheelchair into a powerful mobile communication hub using switches, a Bluetooth headset and an iPhone 6.

When we first met Joshua Smith back in March, he introduced us to the Sixth-Digit. It’s a lofty invention, which allows people who don't have adequate use of their arms and hands to type and press buttons easier. Now, just six months later, Josh's invention has sparked a lot of interest.