Microsoft controller makes gaming more accessible to people with disabilities Wed, 16 May 2018 16:42:16 +0000
In an inspired moment, Microsoft is unveiling a game controller that enables players with disabilities to play games again. It is part of a growing movement to make tech more accessible to everyone on the planet. Mike Luckett is a veteran who suffered a spinal cord injury in a motorcycle accident in 2011. That injury… Continue Reading »
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The 10 Best Cities for Accessibility Wed, 16 May 2018 14:50:44 +0000
Metro DC, Salt Lake City, and Tampa are leading the way in accessibility for housing, public transit, attractions and healthcare. With Global Accessibility Awareness Day around the corner, we took a look at the most accessible cities throughout the country. The Social Security Administration estimates that one in five Americans is living with a disability,… Continue Reading »
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‘Blink To Speak’ System for People Suffering from Paralysis Sun, 13 May 2018 15:25:08 +0000
We take our ability to communicate for granted. But there are over 60 million people in the world suffer from spinal cord injuries and brain strokes. Conditions such as ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) and MNDs (Motor Neuron Diseases), render them partially or completely paralysed. They survive for years, bound to their beds or wheelchairs with no… Continue Reading »
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The Risk of Sleep Apnea for Quadriplegics Sat, 12 May 2018 02:50:28 +0000
Not sleeping well? A new study shows more than 70 percent of people with quadriplegia also have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). For many years, the N-ABLE team has heard stories about friends with quadriplegia who don’t sleep well at night or who only sleep a few hours a night. We wondered if there was a… Continue Reading »
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David’s Chair opens the way back into the outdoors Fri, 11 May 2018 18:26:45 +0000
Casey Moore’s withered right hand pushes the small joystick that thrusts a special wheelchair down a TouVelle State Park trail, with the chair’s tracks carrying him over rocks and thick grass. “It feels like I’m driving a mini tank,” Moore laughs. He powers down a short embankment to experience something he hasn’t since a diving… Continue Reading »
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Injuries to spinal cord – treated with hESC therapy: Study Thu, 10 May 2018 18:18:54 +0000
During the past 2 decades, cell-based therapies for SCI have been researched in several studies. Replacement of damaged neural tissues and re-establishing connections between the central and peripheral nervous system is vital for the treatment strategy for patients with SCI. Thus, the cells having a potential of self-renewal and differentiating into multiple cell types would… Continue Reading »
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Activation of Cervical Spinal Networks Ameliorates Severe Paralysis Tue, 08 May 2018 11:07:33 +0000
A new study suggests that a nonsurgical, noninvasive spinal stimulation procedure can help people with severe spinal cord injury (SCI) regain use of their hands and fingers. Developed at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA; USA) and NeuroRecovery Technologies (Dana Point, CA, USA) transcutaneous enabling motor control (TEMC) involves neuromodulation of nonfunctional sensory-motor networks… Continue Reading »
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InVivo Therapeutics scaffold device may improve spinal cord injury — 4 key insights Tue, 08 May 2018 10:55:21 +0000
An investigational scaffold device from InVivo Therapeutics increases the likelihood that a patient with acute thoracic complete spinal cord injury will have a neurologic status ‘conversion’ from complete paraplegia to incomplete injury, according to findings presented at the American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2018 Annual Meeting in New Orleans and detailed in Medscape. Here are… Continue Reading »
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Department of Defense Awards $2.5M for Improving Spinal Cord Injury in Rehabilitation Mon, 07 May 2018 18:13:15 +0000
In the United States, more than 280,000 people—including 42,000 military veterans—are affected by spinal cord injury (SCI), including limb weakness and paralysis. While rehabilitation can be helpful, the benefits are slow and inadequate to restore patients’ lost independence. A team of researchers at Cleveland Clinic is trying to speed recovery using noninvasive brain stimulation. Ela… Continue Reading »
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Paralyzed Man Stuns Crowd by performing The National Anthem with a Jamboxx Sun, 06 May 2018 18:42:34 +0000
A quadriplegic man delighted a stadium of thousands last weekend by playing The National Anthem on a musical device that he created to overcome his disability. 56-year-old Dave Whalen has been paralyzed from the neck down since he endured a skiing accident at age 18 – but that doesn’t stop him from making music. With… Continue Reading »
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