Cyber-Shockwave underscored disabled issues during emergency
A war game was played out about a week ago where the United States was attacked through the Internet and the electrical grid crashed causing immeasureable problems across the country. The game was re-broadcast by CNN and it was a chilling realization that not only were the able bodied in big trouble, but the disabled [...]
Disabled community loses out on helping free software
Communication is sorely lacking in the disabled community not only to each other, but to virtually anyone in the able bodied community. This ends up creating products and services that are virtually impossible for the disabled to use. The sad thing is that with only a few changes virtually all products can be made so [...]
Disabled demanding games they can play too
Disabled gamers have had virtually no place to go to that writes up how well the games work for those with disabilities. In fact, some gamers have taken things into their own hands and are starting to sue large game companies that ignore the Americans with Disabilities Act. According to the law all companies are [...]
Brain implanted chips may help disabled
Over the years many researchers have worked on a brain-computer interface that works well, does not have rejection issues, and allows the brain to send messages to a computer. The idea is to put a computer interface at the point of damage so the brain can send messages and the computer can send those same [...]
Computer-brain interface to give limb movement back
Scientists at the Massachusetts General Hospital are in a pilot program to attach a computer to the brain of a patient with spinal cord injuries. The computer can interpret signals from the brain and then move either a mechanical arm and hand, or move the arm and hand of the individual. This is still very [...]
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