Tag: Assistive Technology
This hand exoskeleton for people with paralysis can be controlled by brainwaves
People with limited mobility or paralysis could be able to use their hands again thanks to a robotic exoskeleton which can be controlled by...
NeoMano Robotic Glove Helps Paralyzed Hands Grip Again
The glove helps people with a spinal cord injury perform everyday tasks like holding a cup or brushing their teeth.
A spinal cord injury can...
Smart Apartment Kitchen Demo for Spinal Cord Injury at Helen Hayes Hospital
https://youtu.be/3BhV5Uh62QQ
The Smart Apartment is an interactive model that replicates a typical home, but with one very important difference: it is equipped with an array...
App lets quadriplegics use phone without physical assistance
https://youtu.be/yGwyLJV1Zr0
Instead of swiping with a finger, the technology lets users control the device with small head movements or voice commands. The technology can help...
Toyota Mobility Unlimited Challenge
The Toyota Mobility Foundation, in partnership with Nesta’s Challenge Prize Centre, has launched a $4 million US dollar global challenge to change the lives...
Eye-Driven Wheelchair Gives Quadriplegics More Independence
For quadriplegics, life can be extremely isolated. Those without the ability to control their arms, legs or head must rely entirely on a caregiver...
Bionic bodies: From typing with a glance to restoring paralyzed limbs, new technology aids...
If eye-gaze technology, motion sensor tracking and functional electrical stimulation sound like secret weapons of the CIA, you’d be half right. Much of the...
Stand-Up Wheelchair Lets Chef with Disabilities Continue His Career
In honor of National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, Vocational Rehabilitation shares the story of a man who was able to return to his...
Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation releases new edition of Paralysis Resource Guide
The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving quality of life for individuals living with paralysis, is pleased to announce...
They created a computer station — and changed a quadriplegic patient’s life
With hard work and ingenuity, three VCU occupational therapy students devised a swiveling computer table that will help Derrick Bayard increase his independence....