Thursday, June 25, 2009 - 2:02am
When 24-year-old Graham Hunt lost the use of his legs after a neurological disease, he thought that the closest he would get to a sporting life would be playing his Wii in the comfort of his own home. Until, that...
Disabled stories
Wednesday, March 25, 2009 - 4:32am
Most of us take the ability to run or ride a bike for granted. Sadly, for some folks, running and cycling are just dreams. However, the GlideCycle might make those dreams a reality. Developed in Oregon, the GlideCycle can be...
Tuesday, January 6, 2009 - 5:23pm
The Sign Language Translator by Krown does just what its name implies: it takes the words you feed into it and, on its modestly sized touchscreen, plays a video of the proper hand sign. If you type in "happy,"...
Monday, December 15, 2008 - 12:04pm
Mamoru is a pint-sized elder-care robot created by the University of Tokyo that even looks like a diminutive granny, what with that cute little plastic bun. It's not designed to nag, however. Instead, it helps the elderly or disabled...
Thursday, November 20, 2008 - 7:39am
For the disabled or the infirm, there are a large number of expensive pieces of equipment to help you get around and live your day to day life. There's the wheelchair, the stair climber and the sick bed, all of...
Tuesday, August 26, 2008 - 8:41am
Instead of piercing the tongue with metal barbells, let’s embed a tiny magnet and use that mouth muscle as a pointing device. That’s the idea of Georgia Tech researchers who’ve turned the tongue into a joystick that could steer...
