Accessibility matters in every community
Reinventing The Wheel The well-known saying, “there’s no point in reinventing the wheel”, implies, that if something works then just leave it alone. Well, Rowheels has blown that theory right out the window and really has reinvented the wheel. Wheels used to propel manual wheelchairs. Their Rev-HX wheel design reverses how a person propels the […]
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Autism Puppet The best way to teach young children is through play. Sesame Street has a long and glowing history of encouraging character development with children. Big Bird and the puppet gang make learning fun and meaningful. Sesame Street has been airing since 1969. Their newest addition is an autism puppet aimed to promote awareness.
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National nutrition month happens during the month of March. Like other recognition days, weeks, or months this gives us the opportunity to stop and consider something that might be in our best interest. So, before you pick up that fork, let’s talk. Let’s have a conversation about what’s showing up on your meal plate. This
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Pain in the butt When you hear the phrase “pain in the butt” you might think of your employer, brother, annoying co-worker, or someone else. However, if you live with a disability, one that prevents you from standing, you would think of pressure sores. A new device, Smart-e-Pants, aims to address this difficult pain in
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World Kidney Day World Kidney Day is the Kidney Foundations yearly global awareness campaign. This year it falls on March 9th. It’s important to know that 1 in 10 people are affected by kidney disease and that statistic is expected to grow. Kidney disease is no stranger to my family. My older sister had kidney
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Trek RMD standing device Trek RMD standing device is an amazing product that has the potential to really change everyday life for people who use wheelchairs. Development began in 2006 and the product came to market in 21012. That’s six years of design, development, and refinement for a device that has the ability to improve
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Pain Sucks Pain Squad app for sick kids is an important health tool. Let’s face it, pain is not easy to describe but doing so provides information to help track the progress of your recovery. It is also a key that helps professionals better understand how you are reacting to medications. Describing pain is confusing
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Accessibility and Stairs Do Not Mix Well Blending accessibility into an architectural design is a good thing but not when it compromises safety. Accessibility and stairs do not mix and this can be seen at the Vancouver Law Court. At first glance, you might think this is an impressive universal approach to stairs, but I’m here
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My Voice Device Can you imagine how life changing it would be if the deaf could understand us and we could understand them without us having to know how to sign using ASL (American Sign Language)? Well, students from the University of Houston are working on just that and have developed a prototype device called
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Hearing Damage And Loud Music While attending the Home County Music festival in London ON, I came across the Beck Hearing Aid Centre booth. In addition to having a lot of information available to take away and read later, they also offered on the spot hearing checks! Hearing damage and loud music are an important issue
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A chance to walk once again ReWalk alternative mobility is a solution to the wheelchair. Invented to enable people with paralysis to stand, walk, and use stairs. Life-changing! Made by Argo Medical Technologies, it comes in two sizes and can support someone up to 220 lbs. ReWalk was not designed as a sports device but
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Books for all eyes Combining braille and print text together makes books for all eyes. This is a project that reinvents the concept of a book and really considers equality in its design. The project goal worked to present an example of a book for both those who can see and those who cannot. A children’s
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Wheelchair friendly cars What was once old is now new again! Back in the 1940’s people in the United Kindom (UK) had access to wheelchair-friendly cars. Known as Invacars, these vehicles were designed specifically for wheelchair users. Fast forward to today, there is now an electric car, again designed for people with disabilities. Clearly, it
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Alternative prosthetics can transform the experience of difference for people who use prosthetics. Body as Art offers a new twist with their alternative prosthetics, unlike anything we’ve seen before. UK’s Alternative Limb Project helps a particular audience with their self-expression and boost their self-esteem, with fashionable, unconventional prosthetics. Founded by Sophie de Oliveira Barata, a graduate
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Future playgrounds are designed for all ages. Wow – This is a forward-thinking community model for cities to take note of sooner than later. Developers in Spain have built a number of public playgrounds that incorporate equipment suitable for people of all ages. The vision is to create an accessible environment where the elderly and
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While working on a book project one winter I spent 3 months in Mexico. It was beautiful and the weather was fantastic, but I can attest to the fact that accessibility in most areas, and at most resorts, is very limited. An accessible Mexico was not what I encountered. Fast forward, now there is one
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