Technology Modernization Roundtable
Subcommittee on VA Technology Modernization Holds Roundtable
technology
Well Suited – The Mollii Suit
A Swedish invention is giving people living with mobility issues new hope
PVA Healthcare Summit + Expo Day 2
Returning to work after a spinal-cord injury By Brittany Martin For many veterans, returning to work after a spinal-cord injury or other diagnosis is a major goal, and sometimes they need a helping hand. And sometimes that hand comes in the form of a farmhand. On the second day of the Paralyzed Veterans of […]
Accessibility Grows at CES
From smart home technology to panel discussions, accessible technology continues to become a bigger part of one of the largest trade shows in the world By Andy Nemann The annual Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas just gets bigger every year. This past January, more than 3,900 companies from around the world packed almost […]
New “WHILLs”
Not everyone with a spinal-cord injury or disease needs or wants a big wheelchair to get around, and the latest offering from WHILL is promising to give those people a more mobile, cheaper, lighter and smarter mobility device By Andy Nemann Not everyone with a spinal-cord injury or disease needs or wants a big wheelchair […]
Get A Grip
The NeoMano assistive prototype glove debuted at the 2018 Consumer Electronics Show By Andy Nemann The NeoMano from Neofect is an assistive device for patients with primarily higher level cervical spinal-cord injuries. (Photo by Andy Nemann). Opening doors, gripping a glass and other everyday tasks could soon be much easier for high-functioning quadriplegics and others […]
Watch Workouts
Apple’s new watch fitness apps include a wheelchair user friendly version
Accessible Tech
he U.S. Department of Justice has launched a new Accessible Technology section for ada.gov
Brain Machine
Severe paralysis reversed using brain-machine interface training By Ben Gruber – Reuters Paraplegic patients recovered partial control and feeling in their limbs after training to use a variety of brain-machine interface technologies, according to new research published on Thursday in the journal “Scientific Reports.” The researchers followed eight patients paralyzed by spinal cord injuries as they […]
