Yearly Archives: 2014
Still Flying High
Quadriplegic athlete is featured speaker at fundraising event for DREAM Adaptive
Joe Stone doesn’t recall much about the speed flying accident that sent him crashing...
Touch-free smartphone lets you text and play games with head gestures
In the Arabian Nights story, whenever Ali Baba shouts "Open Sesame," the door to the den of the Forty Thieves opens. But for the...
Three-year-old Evander Conroy stars in a new educational book as part of Spinal Injuries...
WHEN three-year-old Evander Conroy starts preschool in the New Year he will enter armed with a children’s storybook — all about him.
Evander, from Hunters...
Spinal injuries change people’s lives every day
FOR Mackay man David Conway, Spinal Injury Awareness Week is about alerting people to the fact accidents can happen to anyone.
The nationwide awareness week...
Paralyzed aerialist vows to one day walk and fly again
SACRAMENTO, CA – Tresa Honaker has adapted to life's changes with an unwavering resolve and trust.
"It's the hardest work I've ever done in my...
Veteran’s home becomes retreat for recovering soldiers
Wheelchairs line the edge of Gregory’s Pond in Chesterfield County; some of their occupants carry fishing poles, others take in the view or relish...
Serotonin Causes Spasms in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Uncontrolled serotonin contributes to spasms in spinal cord injury patients, according to a study published in The Journal of Neuroscience.
Researchers from the University of...
RebuildingLives.com.au
Every day in Australia someone’s life changes in an instant due to a spinal cord injury.
Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Week (9 – 15 November...
Sesame Touch-Free Phone – Indiegogo Video
http://youtu.be/_BEqCat1M48
They're using the wonderful Indiegogo platform to offer pre-orders of the world's first touch free phone, aimed for people with disabilities.
It's an amazing chance...
Striking the cord: Optical control of motor functions
Grad student Chi Lu and colleagues demonstrate a highly flexible polymer probe for triggering spinal-cord neurons with light and simultaneously recording their activity.
MIT researchers...
