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Tongue Device to Aid Mobility
Posted on 27. May, 2010 by Jerry.
Wheelchairs have been around for many years and they have assisted disabled people with mobile transport very effectively. However there are varying degrees of mobility disabilities among the handicapped. Therefore the wheelchair has been modified in different ways during its history in order to meet their needs.
One of the newest enhancements comes to us in [...]
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LookTel Is Helping Disabled People Through Their Smartphones
Posted on 21. Apr, 2010 by Jerry.
In case you haven’t heard Looktel is a mobile device that is being used to help the world’s more than 300 million visually impaired to see. The ability to recognize everyday objects is something most people not living with a disability take for granted.
In conjunction with LinkMe Mobile, Ipplex brings together real-time object recognition technology [...]
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The New Bionic Eye From Bionic Vision Australia Will Have Disabled People Seeing The World In A Whole New Way
Posted on 18. Apr, 2010 by Jerry.
Bionic Vision Australia is doing great things. They are well on their way to releasing their first advanced prototype for a retinal prosthesis aka bionic eye. This retinal prosthesis will improve the sight of patients with disabilities stemming inherited and degenerative retinal diseases.
The first prototype is targeted towards patients suffering from serious mobility disabilities and [...]
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How Schools are helping with Child Disability Products
Posted on 17. Apr, 2010 by Jerry.
Children with disabilities experience low self esteem and usually display frustration and are emotional. Many children suffer emotional trauma as their peers can be cruel and taunt the child before a disability is diagnosed as they see their peers easily accomplish tasks which they are unable to accomplish. Both parent and teachers are now striving [...]
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The Flip Flop Mouse Adds a Simple Step to Computing
Posted on 10. Apr, 2010 by Jerry.
As computers become a bigger part of our daily lives the peripherals involved with using them become more of a concern for the people of the disabled community. Enter the Flip Flop Mouse, a new wireless mouse designed by Liu Yi.
This device is specifically designed for individuals with upper limb disabilities [...]
