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    Dogs may lower their owners' risk of disability, study claims
    Joseph Shavit
    • Feb 24

    Dogs may lower their owners' risk of disability, study claims

    Data shows that seniors who own a dog may be at lower risk of disability than those who have never been dog owners.
    'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jan 29

    'One beautiful life': Dad's love for daughter leads to wheelchair innovation

    LUCI is a high-tech hardware and software platform that mounts to a power wheelchair to provide stability, security and connectivity.
    “Deepfaking the mind” could improve brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 19, 2021

    “Deepfaking the mind” could improve brain-computer interfaces for people with disabilities

    Synthetic neurological data created using generative adversarial networks could speed up training of brain-computer interfaces.
    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing
    Joseph Shavit
    • Nov 10, 2021

    People with disabilities have been locked out of spaceflight, but that is changing

    As the airplane tilted steeply upward, Mona Minkara, who is legally blind, experienced gravity like never before. It's a bizarre feeling.
    Kind-hearted high school student creates wheelchairs for pets
    Joseph Shavit
    • Oct 15, 2021

    Kind-hearted high school student creates wheelchairs for pets

    A 14-year-old Champlin, Minnesota girl manufactures $1,000 dog wheelchairs in her free time for the price of the parts.
    Disabled people can now use Android phones with face gestures
    Joshua Shavit
    • Sep 28, 2021

    Disabled people can now use Android phones with face gestures

    Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free.
    US company wins FDA approval for first-ever clinical trial using brain implants to cure paralysis
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 29, 2021

    US company wins FDA approval for first-ever clinical trial using brain implants to cure paralysis

    This early feasibility study (EFS) of the device will assess the safety and efficacy in patients with severe paralysis.
    Father builds exoskeleton suit to help his son and others walk for the first time
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 28, 2021

    Father builds exoskeleton suit to help his son and others walk for the first time

    Oscar Constanza, is a 16-year-old with a genetic neurological condition. He now has the ability to walk for the first time.
    Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 25, 2021

    Paralyzed man proposes to girlfriend using exoskeleton

    A paralyzed Richmond man is showing nothing is impossible, even when it comes to his marriage proposal.
    Wearable brain-machine interface controls wheelchairs, robotic arms and more
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jul 25, 2021

    Wearable brain-machine interface controls wheelchairs, robotic arms and more

    A new wearable brain-machine interface (BMI) system could improve the quality of life for people with motor dysfunction or paralysis
    European Space Agency looks to recruit disabled astronauts, wants more women in space
    Joseph Shavit
    • Jun 24, 2021

    European Space Agency looks to recruit disabled astronauts, wants more women in space

    The ESA says it is “blown away” by the record 22,000 astronaut applicants including women and 200 people with disabilities.

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