Practicing walking has a range of health benefits for the person with a spinal cord impairment.
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| Tech Edge By John M. Williams Schools are providing disabled students with motorized “standers” for the physiological, academic and social benefits. By Adam Rosenthal Follow the journey of Jen French, Cleveland FES Center research participant, in her “Stand by Me” journal. Jen participates in the Stand & Transfer Program for Spinal Cord Injury and will receive an upgraded FES system for trunk control and stand/transfer. Inventor Lance Black designed an award-winning device that improves the standing ability—and independence—of people with degenerative disorders, including post-polio syndrome and multiple sclerosis. By Lynne Harris | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams Celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by helping to assess the impact of the ADA and be entered to win a new Apple iPad, iPod touch or iPod shuffle! Introducing the Zippie® Zone™ | TECH EDGE EXTRA [Web Exclusive] By John M. Williams Apple refuses to sell a woman with a disability the iPad she wants because she can only pay cash. [...] | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams The online world of baseball has been expanded to include individuals with visual impairments. | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams One of the joys of working in the field of Assistive Technology is you get to meet people who see a person with a disability being challenged and decide to address that need. Entrepreneurs Myron Alexander, through his company ease of Life Products, and Rob Mayben, through his desktop desk, are making a difference in the lives of people with disabilities in just this way. A review of the assistive technology featured at the Abilities Expo in Atlanta. Neurotechnology companies provide innovative tools to improve quality of life for people with chronic medical conditions. Designers are rethinking the wheelchair in exciting new ways. (Now if only someone would design a system where people who need innovative wheelchairs could easily afford [...] | TECH EDGE By John M. Williams About a year ago, I first started hearing about something called the Impulse that was raising excitement among people in the disability community who believe that assistive technology products increase their independence and improve their quality of life physically and psychologically. The Impulse™ Bluetooth® technology is an access product specifically designed for persons with physical limitations, allowing them to use any muscle surface (face, jaw, neck, arm, leg, etc.) to control their computer. This device is particularly applicable for persons with degenerative conditions such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy or any [...] People who have limited sight or dexterity can benefit from Kindle 2′s text-to-speech feature. But authors object that the Kindle’s robotic reader can deprive them of up to 25% of royalties they ordinary collect from audio versions of their books. [...] A man’s love for his Chesapeake retriever helped him overcome some of the difficulties high-level quadriplegia presents. By Laird A. Doctor My adventure started long before my injury, when I received a lovable eight-week-old Chesapeake retriever I named Max. |
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