Human factors
Designing products and systems to fit human bodies and cognitive ability
Lightweight, wearable robotic device provides neuromuscular training while making walking easier for children with cerebral palsy. Zachary Lerner Lab, Northern Arizona University photo Heather Tate, Northern Arizona University January
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Fencing Wheelchair. World Cup Zsolt Kaposvari. In photo: VIO Beatrice Maria. Eger, 12-15 February 2020. Photo Augusto Bizzi By Teddy Katz, Abilities Magazine Kai Mengell never saw himself doing any sort of sport until a few years ago.
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The Adapted Bike Program ensures that children from 2-21 with physical disabilities know the simple joy of riding a bike. Sign Up Now In 2021, we were able to fit over 250 kids with physical disabilities on adapted bikes. We are very
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Eddie Bauer’s new BC Flyline Adaptive Ski Kit is a snow jacket and bib combo designed to meet the comfort and performance needs of sit skiers. Designing and testing the BC Flyline Kit with Trevor Kennison | Eddie Bauer. Michael
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Unbeknown to most employers, people with disabilities sparked the creation of many of the technologies we use today. Designers of the Smart City, decision-makers, a smart city is an inclusive and accessible city. Think about the needs
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Children who are fitter performed better than their peers in cognitive tasks, a new study found. Terri Anne Allen. Pixabay Nottingham Trent University 07 October 2021 Research by sports scientists at Nottingham Trent University showed
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When someone communicates using a computerized voice, it can feel like, well, not their own. This family got the chance to create a more authentic voice for their daughter with cerebral palsy, and it’s pretty incredible. Abilities
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Outdoor rink in northwest Calgary includes accessible bathrooms, changing rooms. The ice that opened in February 2021 features wider bench doors so that persons using mobility devices easily get in and out. On Saturday, the rest of
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Researchers from CAMERA have developed the first non-invasive way of measuring athletes’ push start performance. The research was done at the University’s push-track training facility on campus. University of Bath Vicky
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A 3D printed orthosis capable of counteracting the negative effects of hypertonia in children with cerebral palsy has won a national James Dyson Award. A child wearing the 3D printed ManiFlex orthosis. Hypertonia in the upper limb of
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Disability workers say a chronic problem has become a crisis in some parts of the province. MIchael Marchuk, 47, is currently living with his brother Stan in Vancouver because of a lack of disability support workers in his Alberta
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The breakthrough hinged design is made to be more accessible to everyone. In 2008, then-Nike CEO Mark Parker learned that the company’s first employee had suffered a stroke and lost the use of one hand. So Parker put one of his top
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“Insurers, drug companies and large HMOs are mounting an extensive effort to use medical data to decide which treatments are best, which doctors are best and which plans keep people the healthiest.” That quote, seemingly
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Infinity Scouts provides opportunities for achieving goals and family adventures. These beavers and cubs with Infinity Scouts are learning about irrigation and the best ways to transport water. Colleen Underwood CBC CBC News Calgary
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To coincide with the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on Dec. 3, Statistics Canada released new data about workers with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Low employment rates, coupled with limited government
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Nolan Ryan Trowe, a Baltimore-based photographer, writer and filmmaker, won $15,000 and the grand prize in the first Disability Stories Creative Bursary sponsored by Getty Images and Verizon Media. Photo courtesy of Nolan Ryan Trowe,
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Kids with disabilities are often shortchanged by pandemic classroom conditions. Here are three tips for educators to boost their engagement and connection. By Rebecca Branstetter, Greater Good Magazine, UC Berkeley October 19, 2020
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Micro-Doppler radars could soon be used in clinical settings to predict injury risk and track recovery progress, according to Penn State researchers. First-time study examines lifetime health of college athletes. Researchers
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The Kansas City, Kan., company connects people with disabilities ― a chronically untapped talent pool ― with prospective employers. Scott Brouillette, left, is the chief executive and Jim Atwater is the founder of InReturn
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The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the importance of neighbourhoods and how they fare in terms of walkability and wheelability. He is in a wheelchair, she has multiple sclerosis, but their neighbours know Grzegorz and Magda as a
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Ms. Magazine included the book on its list of ‘June 2020 Reads for the Rest of Us.’ Dr. Kim Nielsen, professor of disability studies, history and women’s and gender studies at The University of Toledo and author of
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New research investigating the benefits of telehealth-delivered exercise and diet programs has found 80 per cent of participants experienced improvement in knee pain and an average of 10 per cent in loss of body weight, with one man
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UMass Amherst team designs prototype charging system for wearable devices. ShaZam charging via steering wheel. N. Mohammed et al. Nick Bild, Cut the Cord Patty Shillington, University of Massachusetts Amherst July 1, 2021 As smart
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With almost one in five Canadians living with a disability, accessibility and equitable treatment were top of mind for Adarsh Rao and Pinder Sahota, specialists in physical medicine and rehabilitation (physiatry), when they went
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‘A person with vision loss wouldn’t even attempt to go on a hike by themselves.’ Ali Khalil, who is visually impaired, is the technology program lead with the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. He has been
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‘We’re in a bad place, to be honest,’ says orthopedic surgeon at Red Deer hospital. Alberta cancelled all elective surgeries during the fourth wave as the province’s intensive care units filled up with very
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Autism program, wheelchair fittings have months-long waits. Ivona Novak’s five-year-old son, Noah, who uses a wheelchair, is among hundreds of Ontario kids on a growing wait list for key health services at a Toronto
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TD Pilot is an eye-controlled communication device for iPad. Designed to empower people with conditions such as ALS/MND, spinal cord injury or cerebral palsy to communicate and use their favourite apps, this iPadOS-based speech
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Using physical therapy combined with a noninvasive method of stimulating nerve cells in the spinal cord, University of Washington researchers helped six Seattle area participants regain some hand and arm mobility. That increased
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‘The pandemic has exacerbated pre-existing inequalities,’ says UTM professor David Pettinicchio, who launched a national online survey of 1,027 Canadians with disabilities and chronic health conditions to find out how
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