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Tag Archives: robotic exoskeleton
Spinal Cord Injury – Looking Back and Looking Forward
In honor of National Spinal Cord Injury Awareness Month, NARIC Director Mark Odum shares his insight on the past and future of spinal cord injury. More than 40 years ago I broke my neck diving into and hitting my head … Continue reading
Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, August 31 – Friday, September 4
Aquí puede leer este artículo en español. Education: For students with learning disabilities, real life often is more satisfying than high school, study suggests (Seattle Times) For some students with learning disabilities, finding their niche in the real world is … Continue reading
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Tagged AAC device, adaptive sports, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, ALS research funding, assistive robot for blind travelers, augmentative and alternative communication, Baxter robot, blood test for suicide ideation, dementia, Hooked on Music, Learning Disabilities, memory games and dementia, National Center for Learning Disabilities, noninvasive spinal stimulation for paralysis, robotic exoskeleton, severe disabilities, wheelchair basketball, wheelchair rugby
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 17 – Friday, March 21
Disability Awareness: Friday marks World Down Syndrome Day (9News, Denver, CO) Down syndrome is a genetic disorder in which someone has three copies of chromosome 21 instead of two. As a play on numbers, March 21 is World Down Syndrome … Continue reading
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Tagged Alzheimer's, apps for blind users, autism, blood tau levels, brain concussion, cerebral palsy, clinical trials, clot-busting treatment, dark chocolate, dark chocolate health benefits, dementia, disability legislation, down syndrome, microvascular disease, mobile and smartphone, mobile apps, robotic exoskeleton, school suspension, special education, stroke
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Disability News Weekly Roundup – Monday, March 3 – Friday, March 7
Education: Disability studies: hot topic on campus (The Wall Street Journal) Cornell University’s School of Industrial and Labor Relations created a formal concentration on disability studies in 2009. However, in response to increased student demand, it now offers eight courses … Continue reading
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Tagged 2014 Paralympics, activity monitor, ADHD, Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, balance disabilities, fall prevention system, gait disabilities, hemispatial neglect, older adults, optokinetic stimulation, robotic exoskeleton, robotic hand, seniors, sensors, stroke rehabilitation, therapeutic glove, touch
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Disability News Weekly Roundup — Monday, Feb 24 – Friday, Feb 28
Human Interest: H Street NE Bars and Restaurants Reach Out to Their Deaf Neighbors (Washington City Paper) Several bars and restaurants along H Street NE in Washington’s Capitol Hill District have hired staff that knows sign language in an effort … Continue reading
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Tagged ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, app for hard-of-hearing pedestrians, augmentative and alternative communication, augmented reality, autism, autism diagnosis, crimes against people with disabilities, disability legislation, hard of hearing, legislation, Lou Gehrig's disease, medicaid, phantom limb pain, phantom limb therapy, robotic exoskeleton, sign language, tax-free savings accounts, traumatic brain injury, voice banking
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Collection Spotlight from the National Rehabilitation Information Center 