Tag: Assistive Technology
The Mealtime Partner Dining System
Mealtime Partners, Inc. provides assistive technology to facilitate independent eating and drinking for those who are unable to use their hands/arms to perform these tasks independently.
ReWalk by Argo – A Life Regained
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQRQs-N-ZIM
ReWalk™, the first commercially viable upright walking assistance tool, enables wheelchair users with lower-limb disabilities to stand, walk, and even climb stairs.
For potentially millions...
Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new device that uses a tiny magnet can help disabled people steer a wheelchair or operate a computer using only...
Power to the Paralyzed
For patients with paralyzing spinal cord injuries, sometimes it takes more than medicine and Physical Therapy to help get them on the road to...
2008 SCI Hall of Fame Nominations Open
National Spinal Cord Injury Association to be Honored at Abilities Expo
ROCKVILLE, Md.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nominations for the 2008 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame are...
University of Pittsburgh Awarded $4.75 Million Grant to Improve Treatment of Spinal Cord Injuries
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research has awarded a $4.75 million grant to the University of Pittsburgh to...
Wheelchairs roll, and rock: Spinal injury patients offer help to live life kingsize
New Delhi, August 29:* Nekram Upadhyay is 34, suffers from polio, walks with a crutch, and has won the prestigious Ford Fellowship.
* Dr Tomasz...
Terry Using Environmental Control
Terry uses an Environmental Control system to control equipment in his home to enable him to be as independent as possible.
Nominate someone for the SCI Hall of Fame! Deadline Aug.15
Nominations for the 2007 Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Hall of Fame are officially open!
Anyone can nominate candidates in any of 14 categories by completing...
N0M4D Fox Interview (Xbox 360 gamer)
Nomad was born with a rare muscle and joint disorder called Arthrogryposis that has confined him to a wheelchair and left him without the use of his arms or legs.
