The human brain is wonderful, beautiful and complex! This rubbery, squishy, 3 pound organ can do a lot more than we can imagine, and every day we are amazed by its capabilities. One of those capabilities that we have learnt recently is controlling objects – be it a prosthetic arm, navigating t…

Ask anyone about clipping their nails and you’ll know that they consider it a trivial activity of their life. It hardly takes a minute, and once done, they toss the nail clipper and move on with their lives. However, ask a person with disabilities, whether they are an amputee, have vision loss, arth…

Dr. Ariana Anderson, a professor and statistician at UCLA, has created a new app that can help deaf parents determine the reason why their baby is crying. The reason can be anything – the baby is in pain, being fussy or is hungry (there can be more reasons but for now the app figures out these…

Researchers have developed a new prosthetic leg that will allow amputees to swim without having to worry about switching to a waterproof prosthetic leg as they get in and out of a swimming pool. No other known prosthetic leg can seamlessly go from walking to swimming. The prosthetic leg, called the …

At first glance, the Rowheels Revolution 1.0 wheelchair looks like just another wheelchair, albeit a little slick. However, what its looks don’t tell you is that it is designed from scratch to provide greater comfort, extended mobility, and  reduces problems from shoulder, elbow, wrist injurie…

For people with physical disabilities, using a mouse or keyboard to interact with their devices can be a challenge. Yes, there are several accessories available that can make using computers easy but using those accessories also means that the users always need to have it with them. It can be a frus…

There are several assisted care/ nursing homes around the world that specialize in Dementia and Alzheimer’s care – elderly people who suffer from these disorders are admitted to these places, and staff members provide them care regularly. However, the average nursing home we are aware of…

Bella, a 9 year old from Zionsville, Indiana, has Cerebral Palsy. The right side of her body is weak, and she wears a brace on her right leg. These physical challenges affect her ability to ride traditional bicycles generally available to everyone in the market. But just like any other 9 year old, s…

HoloLens, Microsoft’s augmented reality headset that is yet to hit mass market, has several useful applications, one of which is helping blind people navigate. Researchers at the California Institute of Technology recently created an app for HoloLens that uses the device’s real time room…

Your child is unique and special, as is any child, with a personality to match. Being a parent is one of the most rewarding experiences, but as a parent to a child with autism, you know the challenges that come along with it. You happily accept them, but there are some struggles you do have some con…

There is no doubt that present day assistive technology is unstoppable when it comes to making lives easier and more comfortable for people with disabilities. Individual contributors and inventors have been able to unleash their creativity in various ways, and using technology that’s available…

People with Autism and post traumatic stress disorder are sensitive to loud and large venues – generally places that have over-stimulating environments. In many cases, people with these conditions or parents with kids with these conditions avoid going to such places. However, completely avoidi…

More often than not, people with disabilities have to call up hotels or other places where they are staying beforehand, asking whether the room they will be staying in has suitable accommodations for them. In many cases, travelers face difficulties because of lack of accessibility features, which le…

If you work with students with visual impairments at a school or university, it’s likely that you scan physical books for them to convert them to electronic formats (for Braille, audio books etc). If you do not have a scanner or are in need of more because of high volume but cannot get them because …