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Tag Archives: prosthetics
Answered Questions for April 2022: Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation for the Full Participation of People with Limb Loss
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: Due to a recent injury, my arm had to be amputated. I want to be able to participate in … Continue reading
Spanish Federation of Prosthetic Orthotists: Uniting People with Disabilities and Prosthetic and Orthopedic Professionals
The Spanish Federation of Prosthetic Orthotists (FEDOP, Spanish acronym) (in Spanish) is the first state-level federation in Spain that brings together orthopedic professionals, manufacturers, and distributors and represents all professionals related to orthopedics in national and international forums. FEDOP is … Continue reading
Quick Looks: Research and Development to Support People with Limb Loss/Limb Difference
April is Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month. According to the Amputee Coalition, more than 2 million Americans are living with limb loss or limb difference, and about 28 million are at risk for amputation surgeries in any year … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged amputation, limb loss, pressure injuries, prosthetics, robotics
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Answered Questions: Monthly News for the Disability Community for March 2018
Answered Questions is a monthly resource for the Spanish language Disability Community that fills an information need. This month’s question is: How does rehabilitation engineering affect the lives of people with disabilities? This edition of Answered Questions includes items that … Continue reading
Posted in Respuestas a las Preguntas
Tagged Answered Questions, augmentative and alternative communication, cerebral palsy, children, mobility disabilities, older addults, physical access, prosthetics, rehabilitation engineering, rehabilitation engineering research, rehabilitation robotic devices, RERC TechSAge, social media, stroke rehabilitation, televideo technology, The RERC on AAC, transportation, wireless inclusive technologies
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Google Announces a $20 million Initiative for People with Disabilities—Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities.
Google has announced it will be providing $20 million in Google.org grants for non-profit organizations utilizing emerging technology to increase independence of people living with disabilities. The initiative, “Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities” is designed to address the needs of the … Continue reading
Posted in Grant/scholarship opportunity, Uncategorized, Website
Tagged 3-D printed prosthesis, affordable technology, announcement, auditory therapy, developing countries, google, Google Glass, Google Impact Challenge: Disabilities, Google.org, Grants, hearing aids, innovations, NIDILRR, non-profit, people with disabilties, problem solving, prosthetics, solutions, Wireless RERC
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Remembering Dudley Childress
Last week, we learned that Dudley Childress, PhD, a pioneer in rehabilitation engineering, passed away. You may or may not know his name, but if you use or know anyone who uses prosthetics or orthotics, or anyone who uses sip-and-puff … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Dudley Childress, in memoriam, myoelectric control, Northwestern, NUPOC, orthotics, prosthetics, sip-and-puff system
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Custom Strides
Bespoke Innovations, Inc. is on a mission to bring an individualized, human aspect to prosthetics for people who have congenital or traumatic limb loss. Bespoke designs “Fairings”, specialized coverings created using three-dimensional scanning that surround existing prosthetics, to capture every … Continue reading
Posted in Project
Tagged bespoke innovations, customization, fairings, kenneth trauner, limb loss, owusu, paul g. lego, prosthetics, scott summit, teddowusu, teddy
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Innovate: VA Announces 2nd Industry Innovation Competition
On February 15, 2011 Secretary Shinseki announced <http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/pressrelease.cfm?id=2056> the opening of the Veterans Administration’s second Industry Innovation Competition with five new topics and up to $100 million in potential awards. The Industry Innovation Competitions are designed to give VA the … Continue reading
Funding Opportunities: Two Rehab Engineering Research Centers and One Research and Training Center
While we were at the Special Libraries Association, our grants.gov alert popped up with these new funding opportunities. All three grant packages are now available to download. All three are due August 10th. Reducing Obesity and Obesity-Related Health Conditions Among … Continue reading
NARIC’s Digital Archive: More!
Deep in the 80s now! FAMILY AS THERAPEUTIC AGENT: LONG-TERM REHABILITATION FOR TRAUMATIC HEAD INJURY PATIENTS: FINAL REPORT: MARY E SWITZER FELLOWSHIP REPORT. Jacobs, H E. 1984 O06761. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF MODERN PROSTHETIC AND ORTHOTIC TECHNIQUES AND/OR HARDWARE … Continue reading
Posted in digital archive, Publications, Report
Tagged aphasia, brain injury, deaf-blind, Delhi, family, needs assessments, orthotics, prosthetics, Sri Lanka, Sweden, United Kingdom
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 