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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   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 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   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   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   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   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 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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