Accessibility
Accessibility and inclusion for people with special needs
Mary Lou Jepsen was finishing her PhD work in holography at Brown University when she started getting sick. Really sick. After a year of steady decline, she was living in a wheel chair and covered in sores. When she could no longer do
… READ MOREA new technique developed by neuroscientists at U of T Scarborough can, for the first time, reconstruct images of what people perceive based on their brain activity gathered by EEG. Dan Nemrodov (left) and Professor Adrian Nestor
… READ MORENew research suggests that failing to make accessibility for people with disabilities a higher priority for Canadian businesses would cost the country billions of dollars in lost economic growth. Rick Hansen, pictured in Richmond BC
… READ MOREMost cities are utterly unfriendly to people with disabilities – but with almost one billion estimated to be urban-dwellers by 2050, a few cities are undergoing a remarkable shift. by Saba Salman, The Guardian 14 February 2018 To
… READ MOREBeautiful wearable device brings revolutionary help for people living with epilepsy. Embrace is a smart watch for Epilepsy Management which uses advanced machine learning to identify convulsive seizures and send alerts to caregivers.
… READ MOREInquiry examining whether 2 Nova Scotians have the right to live in supported housing rather than institutions. John Walter Thompson chairs a Nova Scotia human rights board of inquiry, dealing with persons with disabilities and their
… READ MOREMeet the next generation of caregivers. Ellery and Clare are sisters to Gilly, who has special needs. Gilly has high-needs autism meaning that she will never work or live independently. She requires constant 24-hour care and
… READ MOREA new study from Cardiogram suggests that ordinary wearables like Fitbit and Apple watches can detect diabetes and other medical conditions when integrated with Cardiogram’s DeepHeart app. For the study, Cardiogram used more than
… READ MOREYona Lunsky studies the mental health needs of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, and their families. She works at Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. Dr. Brian Goldman, White Coat, Black
… READ MOREA new analytics tool will help provide information to clinicians to help them predict injury and illness and personalize treatment for the 2,900 athletes competing at the 2018 Olympic Winter Games. GE Healthcare February 05, 2018
… READ MOREEmbracing life on wheels. No matter what type of cerebral palsy a person has, it limits their independence to a certain extent. Independence is amazing, especially when you have such a limited range of freedom. Technology has improved
… READ MOREA day with Gilly, a teen with autism and developmental delay on the cusp of aging out of the system – and her parents who are expected to pick up the slack. Gilly is a full-time student at a Toronto school for kids with special
… READ MOREFewer than half of parents of children with intellectual and developmental disabilities make long-term plans about who will take over their child’s care if the parent or other relative providing care dies or becomes incapacitated, a
… READ MOREWhen it comes to biometric sensors, human skin isn’t an ally. It’s an obstacle. University of Cincinnati engineering professor Jason Heikenfeld maps the progress and untapped potential of wearable sensors in a critical
… READ MOREPaul Yock is being honored for establishing Stanford Biodesign to help innovators create devices and technologies that improve health care. Paul Yock is being honored for his work in founding and directing Stanford Biodesign, which is
… READ MOREUnlike adults, kids are fearless on the ice which makes them less susceptible to fall-related injuries, says Edmonton’s Brea Johnson. Sara Minogue CBC University of Minnesota January 19, 2018 Every year, Minnesota’s severe
… READ MORELawyer Vince Calderhead says case could help hundreds of Nova Scotians with disabilities. Vince Calderhead argues the Department of Community Services is breaking the Human Rights Act by housing Joseph Delaney and Beth MacLean in an
… READ MOREDevices lack high-quality research into effectiveness in healthcare setting. Wearable biosensors have grown increasingly popular as many people use them in wristbands or watches to count steps or track sleep. But there is not enough
… READ MOREApple wants to change how you access your medical records. Today the company officially unveiled its plan to make iPhone owners’ medical records available at the touch of a button via its Health app. One recent feature allows
… READ MORECamilla Borregaard Voigt & Rasmus Hjorth Peterson. Specialists in adaptive physical activity programming – particularly for people with Cerebral Palsy – with the Elsass Institute in Denmark. Camilla and Rasmus will be sharing
… READ MOREA new approach to calibrating the pioneering BrainGate brain-computer interface allowed three clinical trial participants with tetraplegia to gain control of a computer cursor after just one simple calibration step. Brain power. A
… READ MOREEarly diagnosis appears key for physiotherapy interventions for cerebral palsy, so researchers have developed an app for parents to video their child for remote screening. Baby Lexi Polonidis is taking part in the Baby Moves and VICS
… READ MORELast November, Apple Watch owners began receiving recruitment emails from Apple. The company was looking for owners of its smartwatch to participate in the Apple Heart Study—a Stanford-led investigation into the wearable’s
… READ MOREWithout clear, accessible streets, people with restricted mobility often face a tough choice in winter: struggle to cross icy sidewalks and snowbanks, or stay indoors. But it’s very possible for cities to better design their winter
… READ MORE‘The role is simply a voice for our community’ Tony Flores has been named the province’s first Advocate for Persons with Disabilities. He competed for years in Para-Nordic skiing. Tony Flores supplied photo CBC News
… READ MOREWhen Lisa Crigger advertises for staff on Kijiji, she’s mainly looking for people who can follow direction. Crigger has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair; she needs assistance with bathing, housekeeping, and child care. Briana
… READ MOREProviding a major platform for the growing movement toward accessibility and inclusive design, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents products, projects and services developed by and with people with
… READ MOREProcess too complex and ambiguous, critics say. Only one in three Albertans with disabilities are benefiting from the federal disability tax credit, according to a report from the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy.
… READ MOREFor one girl dreaming of a career in policing, a day spent with Calgary police showed her the possibilities are limitless. Eleven-year-old Erin Donaldson gets fingerprinted at the Youthlink Calgary Police Interpretive Centre as part
… READ MOREIn a 2016 video, a man seated on a cool-looking modified Segway called an Ogo wowed viewers with a slick demo of the device’s hands-free driving capabilities. By simply leaning in the direction he wanted to go, the rider
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