Tag: Independence
New Assistive Technology Restores Independence to Those Living with Neuromuscular Weakness
Everyday activities are now possible for people with Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis and Spinal Cord Injury
MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--More than a million people in the U.S....
Perspective on employment rates after spinal cord injury – 30 years after the ADA
Experts detail new paradigms of vocational rehabilitation that are fostering measurable progress in employment outcomes for individuals with spinal cord injury
East Hanover, NJ. A...
Obi – The first dining robot of its kind
Obi is a first of its kind, revolutionary dining device for individuals who lack upper extremity function. Obi increases independence, social interaction, and effective...
Tongo – Tongue Based Operating System
https://youtu.be/CvdbkO_E2AY
A new invention turns the tongue into a digital operating system, and can change the lives of millions of people with disabilities around the...
Restoring arm, hand function after spinal cord injury focus of clinical trial
Spinal cord injuries caused by accidents, violence and disease paralyze from the neck down more than 5,000 people every year. In the first few...
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to Partner with Craig Hospital for New Video Series
SHORT HILLS, N.J., Nov. 1, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation has partnered with Craig Hospital to introduce a new health...
Man shares experience as quadriplegic
If it were possible to travel back in time, many people might choose to edit their past decisions or actions.
Austin Reynolds is often asked...
Paralyzed Patients Regain the Use of Their Hands Thanks to Breakthrough Nerve Surgery in...
Recent surgical trials have bestowed new life on quadriplegics who can now return to activities they never thought they’d be able to do again,...
Google Nest Partners with the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation to Improve Independence for...
Google Nest provides up to 100,000 free Google Home Minis to the Reeve Foundation to foster freedom at home across the paralysis community through...
Comcast Launches Eye-Control For The Television
Xfinity X1 customers with physical disabilities can now use their eyes to change the channel, set a recording or search for a show.
Comcast today...
