New shelf system for paraplegics
Anyone living with others runs into issues of where things are put on shelves. If the shelf is near you it is relatively easy to grab what you need. But if the shelf is higher than you good luck trying to access something on that shelf.
Brain controlled wheelchair displayed
Toyota displayed a brain controlled wheelchair in Japan. The car company has been working on man kinds of control systems for their cars and this came out of a research group within the car company. The heart of the system is a computer that runs a special program called a neural network. Neural nets have [...]
New cathetor bag connector
From time to time we run across a new product that we find so useful that we do a writeup on it. The Bioderm bladder control systems definitely fit into the writeup criteria. This company has developed a product that connects directly to the top of the male genitalia. A nighttime bag or day bag [...]
North Wales train stations unfit for disabled
Only 45% of stations are fully usable by someone in a wheelchair, and 83% are completely understaffed. These are truly terrifying statistics for those that get around by a wheelchair and want to use the train. If someone were to get off at one of these stations the could be stranded there until the next [...]
Disabled can’t use new buses
The town of Skelmersdale has recently purchased several buses from Wirral in England. The new buses were the double decker style and were supposedly much more comfortable and the customers really liked them. However, after putting them on the roads it was discovered that there was no way to get a wheelchair onto the bus. [...]
Mind controlled wheelchair coming soon
The University of Zaragoza has developed a wheelchair that can be moved by nothing more than thought. Extensive work by teachers and students at the university has created a computer controlled wheelchair that moves by someone thinking where they wan to to go and how fast they want to go. Using a P300 nerophysiological protocol [...]
Swine Flu and SCI
We normally don’t point out articles that are not specifically tied to the disabled community, but Swine Flu is an exception. This bug has gone from complete obscurity to front page fame in just a few days. The scary part of this flu is it’s capability of killing those in the 10 – 45 year [...]
Braun Ability Van Giveaway
Doug Goddard from Joni and Friends of Central Florida sent us an article about a van giveaway.
If you read AbilityVoice regularly, then you already know about our Ultimate NASCAR Fan Sienna Rampvan. If you haven’t seen it, you can read all about it in this article. Today, we’re excited to announce the launch [...]
Leg stimulator may help disabled walk again
Canadamanufacturing.com has a story about a team at Simon Fraser University that have a controller that can make a paralyzed leg work again. Taking messages from the brain and then sending it to various nerves and leg muscles, the person gets a near normal movement in their paralyzed leg. The user needs to only walk [...]
New wheelchairs perform best in titanium
Newswise has a story that tested 12 wheelchairs and found titanium chairs were easier to transport, handled larger loads, and lasted longer than their steel or aliminium cousins. Titanium chairs tend to run a little more expensive, but this study shows that the extra money is well spent. A lighter chair is always a welcome [...]
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