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RESNA-ICTA Annual Conference
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How Medical Device Technologies are Supporting Aging in Place
This topic will be addressed by keynote Speaker Nigel Lovell on Wednesday, June 8, at 9 a.m., as the highlight of the
RESNA-ICTA FICCDAT Conference in Toronto. Lovell will explore a number of medical device technologies aimed at relieving the burden of disease and improving quality of life, including telehealth monitoring and decision support systems for chronic disease management, wearable ambulatory technologies based on triaxial accelerometry for falls detection and falls risk prevention, and neuroprosthetic devices to provide some form of restoration for lost sensory function. Lovell is a professor of
biomedical engineering with the Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia, where many of these devices were developed.
To learn more about the RESNA-ICTA Conference, click here. Registration for the conference remains open.
Bureau of Engraving and Printing launches EyeNote™ app to help blind, visually impaired denominate US currency
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
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The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has developed a free app to help people who are visually impaired identify the denomination of U.S. currency. The app is
called EyeNote™, designed for Apple iPhone (3G, 3Gs, 4), the iPod Touch 4G and iPad2 platforms. It is available through the Apple iTunes App Store. EyeNote™ uses image recognition technology to determine a note's denomination. Using the mobile device's camera, EyeNote™ can provide an audible or vibrating response that identifies the denomination of all Federal Reserve notes issued since 1996. Free downloads will be available whenever new U.S. currency designs are
introduced.
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When medical devices speak to you
MassDevice
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Could your implanted medical device soon speak to you? Perhaps. Two unlikely corporate partners, Ford Motor Company and Medtronic, are partnering on an interesting new application.
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Paraplegic man stands, moves legs voluntarily after new treatment
Science Daily
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A team of researchers from the University of California-Los Angeles, the California Institute of Technology and the University of Louisville have used a stimulating electrode array to assist a paralyzed
man to stand, step on a treadmill with assistance and, over time, to regain voluntary movements of his limbs.
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Lawmakers restore mental health, disability funding in Las Vegas budget
Las Vegas Sun
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The budget committees of the Nevada legislature recently agreed to pump millions of dollars into the state's mental health programs and to restore full funding for services to children with autism and other disabilities. The committees voted to restore $2.8 million for treatment of 113 children with autism. Assemblywoman April Mastroluca said putting these children on a waiting list results in unacceptable damage to the
children.
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Gallery: From vintage to today's assistive technology
Popular Science
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Popular Science showcases the history of inventions that have helped those with disabilities through a gallery of images. From swinging crutches to shovel-shaped prostheses and the echo flashlight, technology for the disabled has evolved dramatically.
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Assistive technology gives wounded warrior second chance
U.S. Air Force
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Despite restricted abilities, athletes participating in the 2011 Warrior Games will boast strength, speed, stamina and a whole lot of willpower as they strive to reach higher and celebrate each other
the best way they know how: through the power of sport. Because of the world of assistive technology, many have been introduced or reintroduced to sports they otherwise would not have approached.
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New partnership focuses on accessibility in placing orders at restaurants
Disabled World
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A Canadian pizza chain has joined forces with eSSENTIAL Accessibility™ and March of Dimes Canada to participate in a Disability Community Involvement initiative. The partnership will allow
customers to use assistive technology to order from the menu at Pizza Pizza, a leading pizza chain.
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Using virtual reality to recover from cerebro-vascular accidents
Medical Xpress
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 It's possible to regain mobility in your arms using "Nano" after a cerebro-vascular accident. Developed by MindMaze, an EPFL spinoff company, this device can be used daily at home.
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FEMA grants provide opportunity for CIL and SILC involvement
National Council on Independent Living
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FEMA, in an effort to emphasize the importance and heighten the awareness of integrating people with disabilities into local and state government homeland
security and emergency preparedness programs, has announced a grant program in which Centers for Independent Living and State Independent Living Centers have an opportunity to take part.
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