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A Lego-Friendly Prosthetic Arm Lets #Kids Build Their Own Attachments |...
Hoping to build the confidence of children living with a missing limb, Carlos Arturo Torres Tovar, of Umeå University in Sweden, has designed a prosthetic arm that’s compatible with Lego so kids can...
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The #Software Stephen Hawking Uses to Talk to the World is now #Free |...
For almost 20 years, Intel has been building technology to help Stephen Hawking communicate with the world — and now the company is making the same software the world renowned physicist uses to write...
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How #Autistic People Helped Shape the Modern World | WIRED #autism #learning...
THE CENTERS FOR Disease Control and Prevention estimates that one in 68 children in the US are on the autism spectrum, a number that stands in staggering contrast to a 1970 study that put the figure at...
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Assistive Technology and Implantable Wearables | #assistivetech #implantables...
Many of us increasingly experiencing technology overload from all the devices, gadgets, products and tools at our fingertips. For individuals with disabilities though, technological advancements are...
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Clinical Trial Will Test if #GoogleGlass Can Help #Kids with #Autism | WIRED...
For Voss, Wall, and their colleague Nick Haber, a Stanford post-doc, the idea is that their Glass software will help autistic children recognize and understand facial expressions and, through them,...
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Gaming-Inspired Glove Helps Stroke Patients Relearn Vital Skills | Mashable...
The Rapael Smart Glove looks a lot like the Nintendo Power Glove, but it’s not exactly a video game controller. It’s a smart rehabilitation glove for recovering stroke patients. Gaming was definitely a...
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Minecraft helps kids with #autism build richer lives | CNET #MMOG #Minecraft...
All kids love building new worlds in Minecraft. But for those living with an autism spectrum disorder, it’s also providing them with ways to engage in school and build healthy social lives. READ MORE:...
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Samsung develops emoji-based chat app for people with language disorders |...
You may know someone who sends messages with more emojis than words, but chances are they don’t need those symbols to communicate. For some with language disorders such as aphasia, a disorder that can...
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BlindPAD’s tablet makes visual information tactile for the vision-impaired |...
It’s truly amazing, the wealth of information we all have at our fingertips — that is, of course, unless your fingertips are how you have to access that information. An innovative new tablet that uses...
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MIT develops a vibrating wearable to help people with visual impairments...
For such a simple tool, the white cane has been incredibly enduring. With all of the technological advances that have been made over the past century, we haven’t come up with much better than a stick...
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