Georgia Tech’s Center for Music Technology has developed a piece of assistive technology that integrates music and therapy. This device helps people with limited or no feeling in their hands. The Mobile Music Touch (MMT) system is designed to provide an engaging hand rehabilitation aid through music. MMT consists of: a wireless tactile glove with a vibration motor for each finger a […]
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VictorReader Stream Daisy MP3 Player
For people who are Blind or visually impaired, reading books may be more time consuming. Using a book reader allows people to have access to their favorite book and have a personal library in the palm of their hand wherever they go. The VictorReader Stream Daisy MP3 Player lets people read multi-chapter books, like manuals, […]
Bed Specs
People who have severe physical disabilities may not be able to sit up in bed. Assistive technology helps people live more independently. Bed Specs are an assistive device that uses prisms to adjust the angle people can see while laying down in bed. These glasses can be used by people with spinal cord injury or […]
Chattervox Volume Amplifier
The Chattervox is a portable voice amplifier from EnableMart that can boost sound by 18 decibels. This piece of assistive technology is useful for people who have difficulty speaking loudly or are anxious about speaking in front of other people. It comes with a rechargeable lumbar pack amplifier and speaker unit along with your choice of […]
Meet Confetti. She’s a Guide Horse in the United States.
Meet Confetti. Confetti is Sorrel, Near-Leopard Appaloosa miniature female horse. Confetti was born in Florida and trained by the Jacksonville Council for the Blind to be a guide horse for people who can not see. Guide horses are an alternative to guide dogs because horses live between 30-45 years and can work as guide horses for […]
ReWalk Helps Wheelchair Users Walk
Claire Lomas uses a wheelchair, and in 2012, she finished the London Marathon wearing a robotic exoskeleton. She wore the ReWalk, a new piece of assistive technology that allows people who have limited or no movement in their legs, to independently walk again. The ReWalk was developed by Argo Medical Technologies, a company with a […]