Science news articles about 'persons with disabilities'

... step is to test and assess the usability and acceptability of the system by people with severe disabilities, said Ghovanloo. He is teaming with the Shepherd Center, an Atlanta-based catastrophic care ...

... HAQ (0-3) was used to measure everyday disability and the DAS28 (0-10) to measure disease ... eating and walking, and whether assistance from another person or disability aids is required. A higher score ...

... evolution of his technology into an ingenious adaptation, one that makes his goal of providing for persons with disabilities a sustainable effort." McAlindon continues to work with his colleagues to ...

... . A skilled companion also can serve as a social bridge to people who are not used to relating to a person with disabilities. Hearing dogs are trained to recognize and alert partners to various ...