How Apple Made The Watch Work For Wheelchair Users
In America alone, there are more than 2.2 million people who depend upon wheelchairs to get around every day. But most wheelchair users aren’t active. They’re more sedentary, on average, than those who have full use of their legs—and are consequently at much greater risk of heart attack, stroke, and diabetes.
Samsung presents the ‘Blind Cap’ for Paralympic swimmers
Samsung have teamed up with Cheil Spain to create the first swim cap that automatically alerts blind swimmers to turn around or arrive at the finish line via Bluetooth technology.
BRAILLE BRICKS
A toy building brick can be whatever you imagine it to be, or even something you’ve never imagined. Braille Bricks is an experiment that transforms these bricks into a tool capable of encouraging creativity, helping blind children learn to read and write. It also encourages the inclusion of children with or without visual impairment. Cool, […]
Crutches finally redesigned after 100 yrs
With a hinged arm cradle that can be unlocked and a hand grip that rotates out of the way, your hands are free to use for better things.
Crutches are finally getting a redesign after 150 years
Anyone who had to use crutches know how painful they can be. This is an inconvenience to every crutch user, but presents serious problems to long-term and permanent users. A company, Mobility Designed, designed an ergonomic crutch to relieve the pain.
These Gloves Can Convert Sign Language Into Spoken Word
University of Washington sophomores Thomas Pryor and Navid Azodi demonstrate their “SignAloud” glove, which converts American Sign Language into written and spoken text. The invention won a 2016 Lemelson-MIT Student Prize.
Building Fitness Trackers That Work For People With Disabilities
Fitness and weight tracking can help stop obesity, but for people with disabilities, they often don’t work at all.
Whill receives FDA approval for the Model M, its new mobility device
Japanese startup Whill’s Model M, a motorized wheelchair alternative, has received clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States. This means that the Model M can now be prescribed by physicians as a medical device and covered by insurance.
Smart Shoes Help the Elderly and Disabled Walk
New high-tech shoes and insoles have been developed that can help elderly, ill and disabled people walk without fear of falling over. Unveiled at the Wearable Technology Show in London on Tuesday, the Path Feel insoles and Path Finder shoes from U.K. startup Walk With Path provide tactile feedback and visual cues to assist walking.
Include or lose: Design for the whole market
Ever had trouble shaking ketchup out of a glass bottle? Now imagine struggling to unscrew the lid of a marmalade jar every breakfast time because you don’t have the strength to grip it firmly enough. Or maybe you’ve had to wait for an airport screen display to refresh before spotting your flight? Now picture standing […]