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 Medical or Assistive Tech !

Having a Disability In a Technological Age Living with a disability is difficult and it can be frustrating not being able to do some things on your own. Having difficulty doing everyday tasks the average person takes for granted makes for even more frustration. It doesn’t matter if you have to use a wheelchair or you require a ventilator for breathing, always relying on caregivers and medical equipment to survive is difficult. However, in the past 15 years There have been soaring technological advancements in ...MORE  (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, October, 27, 2008 ) Article Written by Jason from MN, Edited and Posted by Timothy A Carey  Full Article : : Go to Medical Section : : Go to  Assistive Tech Section

 

 Employment

Real Life Employment Through Second Life On the evening of Thursday, October 2, 2008 I was at a meeting about employment for people with disabilities. I can’t tell you what part of the country the meeting was at because it wasn’t physically located anywhere. The meeting was held online in a virtual world called Second Life. For those of you reading this that do not know what Second Life is. Second Life is a computer program from... MORE  (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, October, 12, 2008 ) Article Written and Posted by Timothy A Carey  Go to Employment Section : : Second Life Website

 

 Living Independently

Centers for Independent Living A center for independent living is a place where people with disabilities can find out about independent living. Independent living can mean living on your own, but can also be living independently as much as you can. This can mean finding out about Medicaid benefits or other resources for people with disabilities. There is an online resource for finding the closest center for independent living to you. They provide a map where you can click on your state to find all the CILs there. They also have straight text links. I suppose this is for the people who cannot see the map...  (Resource on DisabilityVoiceSpace, September, 28, 2008 ) Article Written and Posted by Timothy A Carey  Go to Living Independently Section : : CIL Directory

 

Social, Relationships, & The World Around Us

Maximizing Skilled Assertiveness What is the difference between skilled and unskilled assertiveness? How can we maximize skilled assertiveness? How can we learn to interact better with each other using a method for teaching assertiveness to children with disabilities? How can people with disabilities become more assertive? It all started out with...  (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, September, 05, 2008 ) Article Written and Posted by Timothy A Carey  View Entire Article::

 

 

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The News for People with Disabilities 

 

Assistive Technology  Harnessing The Power Of The Brain Scott Pelley Reports How Brain Computer Interface May Help The Paralyzed In The Future (CBS) Once in a while, we run across a science story that is hard to believe until you see it. That's how we felt about this story when we first saw human beings operating computers, writing e-mails, and driving wheelchairs with nothing but their...More Article (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, Sunday, November 09, 2008) Article By Scott Pelley and Posted By Timothy A Carey Go To Assist Tech Section  :::  View The Entire Article ::: Wadsworth Center: BCI  ::: BrainGate  ::: Brain Communication Foundation

World Around Us  Making nature accessible Teen creates reliable Web site for hikers using wheelchairs Chris Trzcinski loves to hike, and the 15-year-old from Southern California wants to share his hiking information with other people. So he created...More Article (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, Monday, October 14, 2008) Article By HEATHER DORSEY and Posted By Timothy A Carey View The Entire Article ::: Wheelchair Hikes Website  :::

 

Assistive Tech & Health  Dean Kamen's "Luke Arm" Prosthesis Readies for Clinical Trials Dean Kamen's “Luke arm”—a prosthesis named for the remarkably lifelike prosthetic worn by Luke Skywalker in Star Wars—came to... More Article (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, Saturday, September 6, 2008) Article By Sarah Adee and posted By Timothy A Carey View The Entire Article ::: See "Luke Arm" In Action  ::: Diagram of "Luke Arm"

Public Posting Announces Torture Chambers Unsuitable for Wheelchair Users (Article on DisabilityVoiceSpace, Wednesday, August 6, 2008) View Photo on DisabilityVoiceSpace :::

Potential New Treatment Paradigm, PTC124 (Article Out, Thursday, July 17, 2008) Read Story from Source ::: (DVS-Speaks)