Disabilities

Entertainment

Sony’s Subtitle Glasses Mean The Deaf Can Watch Movies Too

11:00AM August 26, 2011 | Adrian Covert

If someone with a hearing disability wants to watch a film that isn’t already subtitled, they have very few options. But now, Sony UK is developing a pair of glasses that display subtitles in time with a given film. More »


Mobile

An IPad App To Help Disabled Kids Speak

11:00AM December 28, 2010 | Jason Chen

Victor Pauca has a genetic disorder that makes his speech development slower than other kids. So his father, Paul Pauca, along with his students at Wake Forest, made an iPhone and iPad app that helps Victor speak. It’s rather inspirational. More »


Science

Hope For Communication With The Severely Disabled Comes In The Form Of… Sniffing?

2:00PM July 28, 2010 | Christina Bonnington

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It’s true; by attaching sensors to detect pressure changes in nasal tubes, those with severe disabilities or locked-in syndrome are being given the chance to communicate, control a wheelchair or even conduct internet searches. More »


Cars

Disabled Explorers On The World’s Most Badass Short Bus

2:00AM April 15, 2010 | Joel Johnson

Lance Blair was 18 when a truck blew a red light and removed his lower leg. “There was about a pinky-width of meat holding it on.” So Lance did the obvious thing: He built a diesel-powered wheelchair-accessible 4×4 adventure truck. More »


Science

A Wheelchair Controlled By Man’s Mighty Will

3:10AM May 5, 2009 | Mark Wilson

We’ve seen a few instances of mind-controlled wheel chairs, and now researchers from the University of Zaragoza, Spain, offer us yet another amazing prototype.

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Cars

Reader Email: Why We Should Stop Picking on Segway

3:04PM February 20, 2009 | Brian Lam

Dean Kamen is brilliant, but I’ve always felt Segways were kinda for lazy people. Well, I did think that, until I got this email from Allen, a segway using reader with a disability. Doh!

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