Archive for 'Disability Aids'
Tongue Device to Aid Mobility
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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 [...]
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Equipment to help people living with a disability
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There are many people with disabilities in the world, but the good part is that they are not alone. There are also many companies in the world today that design and manufacture equipment to help people living with a disability. Anything, from hearing aids to walking and visual equipment is available, custom made even for [...]
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Walking Aids
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People that require walking aids are the most often seen because even the smallest accident can hit the right nerve endings and prevent you from being able to walk correctly or to walk at all. If you are one of these people you can read this article and find out more about what you can [...]
