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May 15 2008
 
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Recent developments and reviews of the latest aids and devices for people with spinal cord injuries

Generating 'Oohs' and 'Aahs': Vocal Joystick Uses Voice to Surf the Web
Source: University of Washington, October 2007
The Internet offers wide appeal to people with disabilities. But many of those same people find it frustrating or impossible to use a handheld mouse. Software developed a...More

Wheelchair Santa 
True giving
Yes, there is a Santa Claus. Storybooks say that he and Mrs. Claus live somewhere in the North Pole, but a rumor has spread that they actually live in a little town outside of Atlanta, Georgia and they go by the off-seas...More

segway 
Segway Human Transporter
The Segway, personal transportation device you can operate on wheels while standing, is gaining more legal endorsement. The self-balancing, electric-powered transportation device is able to turn in place and designed for...More

Canada's "Great Invention" Comes Home
The Canada Science and Technology Museum
Le Musée des sciences et de la technologie du Canada

The Canada Science and Technology Museum (CSTM) has received...More

HelixSphere 
Reinventing the Wheelchair
Warning: pushing a manual wheelchair around could be detrimental to your health.
Several leading experts have recently pointed to manual wheelchair use as a leading cause of shoulder and wrist injuries. Consider, for...More

IRV2000 
Offroad, Anyone?
The IRV 2000, manufactured and marketed by Trac About Inc. of Newton, Kansas, might be what you need to broaden your horizons.
"IRV", incidentally, is an acronym for "Individual Recreational Vehicle". And its makers ...More

tractor 
Nothing Runs Like a Deere
From Total Access, Winter 2001

An innovative modification to his lawn tractor allows Nova Scotia’s Kevin Murphy to plow and mow independently.
It’s been said that every man needs a tractor—maybe even as much as he n...More

iBot 
The iBOT wheelchair has received the nod from the U.S. government. But who will be able to get one?

In August of 2003, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the iBOT® --a futuristic wheelchair that can transport its users up and down stairs and elevate them to standing height. Independence Technology L.L.C.,...More

SCI Pilot 
SCI Pilot
The Toronto Rehabilitation Institute has developped an information website that focuses on people's experiences getting and using assistive devices. It offers insights on this subject from people with spinal cord injurie...More

Students Design Custom Computer Desks For Woman with Disabilities
Mechanical Engineering Undergrads Make it Easier for Instructor to Continue
Working

Three Johns Hopkins University undergraduates have designed two custom
computer desks and delivered them to a health care educator who ...More
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