Science news articles about 'people with disabilities'

Robots may be the solution for people with disabilities who are struggling to regain the use of their limbs, thanks to a research team that includes engineers and students from Rochester Institute of ...

Robotic mobility and manipulation devices are being crated to assist people with disabilities

Paralympian engineer works to bring technical assistance to people with disabilities.

... created a game with an even more important purpose --- to foster independence among disabled individuals. Graduating seniors have led an interdisciplinary student team made up of programmers, game ...

... . Salvador Chavez is a matchmaker. He helps people with disabilities find in-home attendants to help with ...

The Bush administration will propose broad new rules to increase access to public places for people with disabilities.

... re-evaluated, especially for the financial effects on disabled children, said Susan L. Parish, Ph.D ... Security Income, which assists low-income people with disabilities, would probably be a good start. ...

Students with severe disabilites are attending regular schools in far greater numbers than in 1981 according to a report on people with disabilities in Australia.

... for the visually impaired. Reality has yet to catch up with that vision, so instead European researchers have developed a personal navigation aid to help disabled people make use of public transport.

A system that can recognize human gestures could provide a new way for people with physical disabilities to interact with computers. A related system for the able bodied could also be used to make ...

... in different countries can also have a powerful influence on the day to day lives of people with disabilities and their families, they add. They suggest that both pain and participation of disabled ...

An organization that lets people with disabilities virtually climb mountains and hike trails shared top honors in a first-ever Second Life prize for in-world projects improving real-world lives.

... ) -- Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.

... to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities. For people suffering from conditions such as cerebral palsy, motor neurone disease (MND) or ...

... ) -- Technology that allows gamers to control game functions with only their eyes is helping to open virtual worlds such as Second Life and World of Warcraft to people with severe motor disabilities.