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Accessibility and inclusion for people with special needs
Study indicates interventions are needed to prevent musculoskeletal disorders from using smartphones. Students across Europe learn Swift to unlock new opportunities. Apple photo Tim Schnettler, Texas A&M University School of
… READ MORE15% of Canadians satisfied with access to care, while 29% of Americans satisfied with access, poll finds. A health-care worker pushes a patient across a connecting bridge at a hospital in Montreal, on Thursday, July 14. The findings
… READ MOREA rehabilitation device can increase the amount of arm exercises stroke patients do without professional supervision, according to a new study. Patient playing the Balloons Buddies video game which aims to boost rehabilitation of
… READ MORECombining new classes of nanomembrane electrodes with flexible electronics and a deep learning algorithm could help disabled people wirelessly control an electric wheelchair, interact with a computer or operate a small robotic vehicle
… READ MOREMeta-analysis demonstrates AFOs improve gait, balance in stroke. Henning with WalkOn Reaction AFO. Otto Bock. Lower Extremity Review November 2021 In a recently published systematic review and meta-analysis, researchers from Korea
… READ MOREThe ‘REtirement in ACTion’ programme helps prevent physical decline, reduces the need for health care and is highly cost-effective for those in later life. REACT participants from the Easton group in Bristol. Alex Rotas photo Andy
… READ MOREMichael Pirovolakis is the only participant in the groundbreaking clinical trial. Ioanna Roumeliotis, Perlita Stroh, CBC News Toronto August 15, 2022 After his parents desperately raised $3 million over three years trying to find a
… READ MOREOn a cold, still morning, camped on a lake, with dawn weak in the sky and autumn bittersweet in the air, I woke to the message that Nathan was gone. I was shocked. Nathan Dexter took me on my first skydive. That day had been electric,
… READ MORECerebral Palsy (CP) represents the most common cause of motor disability in childhood with dysfunctional gait being one of the main problems. Figure. The ankle-foot orthosis used in the study showing the 2 configurations: hinged AFO,
… READ MOREAutistic children have indeed potential: most of their emotional abilities improve with age, concludes developmental psychologist Boya Li in her research on the emotional development of autistic children. Leiden University 10 November
… READ MOREPhyllis Churchill has been waiting for unit from NLHC for months. Phyllis Churchill poses for a photo in her chair in her home in St. John’s. Garrett Barry CBC Garrett Barry, CBC News Nfld. & Labrador July 13, 2022 Phyllis
… READ MOREBy using mechanical energetics to measure stability, researchers gain deeper insights into how and why we fall. Pawel Golyski and Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering Gregory Sawicki (left) with the CAREN (Computer Assisted
… READ MOREChristian Bagg started Bowhead Corp. after breaking his back 26 years ago. Christian Bagg is the founder of Bowhead Corp., which creates off-road adaptive bikes. David Mercer CBC Taylor Simmons, CBC News Calgary August 06, 2022 When
… READ MORESeventy- to eighty-year-olds who train for better fitness are better at solving cognitive tasks and are less likely to suffer cognitive impairment. How should older people train to get in better shape? What’s most important,
… READ MOREPatients for profit: How private equity hijacked health care. Bruce Goguen of Broomfield, Colorado, is paralyzed from multiple sclerosis. Without his wheelchair, he would be stuck in bed. But going through his wheelchair supplier to
… READ MORESoft floors and braille signage among features that set playgrounds apart. The newly developed playgrounds are designed for all kids to play, whether they’re in a wheelchair or have auditory or sensory issues. CBC Hannah Kost,
… READ MOREShoe shopping. For some this is an enjoyable and exciting activity. One may be delighted to find the perfect pair of shoes for a special occasion or finding a new pair of fashion boots. Melanie Scott, The Mighty September 26, 2020
… READ MOREA woman who raised funds for an all-terrain wheelchair, so she could access the Peak District home she loves so much, says it has liberated her. Naomi Wheeler has been given the freedom of the Peak District again thanks to her new
… READ MOREInstead, nationalize home care. The failures in both private and publicly funded long-term care (LTC) homes in Canada have led to 15,000 COVID-19 deaths. Calls to reform LTC through nationalization have become widespread, garnering
… READ MOREFor those with walking difficulties arising from neurological conditions such as multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s and cerebral palsy — augmenting mobility in a manner that seamlessly blends with the human body has always been
… READ MOREThe state is really doing a wonderful thing, doing that… You don’t understand how it really actually feels to feel brand new. This here is brand new. This is lovely. – David Slack, who is living in his own house with the
… READ MOREA promising new approach to potentially treat Alzheimer’s disease – and also vaccinate against it – has been developed by a team of UK and German scientists. The work is a collaboration between researchers at the University of
… READ MORETwo friends started a podcast to educate people on what it is like to live with a disability. Laurel Carter and Carly Neis are the hosts of the Disabled as Folk podcast. Photo by Jordan Hon CBC Ishita Verma, CBC News Edmonton January
… READ MOREI have visited tropical rainforests, including the Amazon, but a temperate rainforest? I couldn’t picture it, much less a temperate rainforest within three hours of a major American city. Yet Washington’s Olympic Peninsula is home
… READ MOREThe trails through our public lands weren’t designed for wheelchairs, but new wheelchairs are designed for those trails. National Park Service accessibility specialist Quinn Brett wants parks to catch up with wheelchair technology,
… READ MOREOver one million Canadians with disabilities live in poverty. If implemented, this new benefit will work in the same manner as the Guaranteed Income Supplement and the Canadian Child Benefit. Photo by Marcus Aurelius from Pexels By
… READ MOREOn June 22, accessibility advocate Ian Mackay blew his way to a new world record for distance wheeled in 24 hours by mouth-controlled power wheelchair. Photos courtesy of Celina Smith. New Mobility Ian Ruder, New Mobility June 23,
… READ MORETerry Schupbach Gordon, disability rights advocate who loves to hike, with her husband, Toby, on Bearwallow Mountain. Rose Jenkins Lane photo. Conserving Carolina Rose Jenkins Lane, Conserving Carolina, Blue Ridge Now June 7, 2022 On
… READ MOREA specialty group is asking federal and state governments to preserve and expand access to telehealth services for children with developmental and behavioral problems. Monterey County pediatricians adjust to shelter in place. Monterey
… READ MOREFisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker (left and center), Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker (right). U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price. Leigha Tierney, Medscape June 15, 2022 Heads up, parents:
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