Jul 3, 2025 | Artificial Intelligence, Disabilities, Featured
For Caroline Laubach, being a Wandercraft test pilot is about more than just trying out new technology. It’s about reclaiming a sense of freedom and connection that many wheelchair users miss. Laubach, a spinal stroke survivor and full-time wheelchair user,...
Jul 3, 2025 | Disabilities, Technology
It sounds like something from a futuristic film: Technology that allows users to control their environment with mere thoughts. But for kids with disabilities in Ontario, it’s an emerging reality that’s helping them connect with the world around them...
Jul 3, 2025 | Disabilities, Featured, Healthcare, Technology
When Scott Moorehead tells people he cannot smell, they usually make a joke about how lucky he is—he must not be troubled by dirty diapers or people passing gas. “All the jokes are hilarious,” Moorehead says, with a hint of sarcasm. But his lack of smell also means he...
Jul 3, 2025 | Disabilities, Technology
People who have lost their ability to move or speak may have the option to do so again, thanks to the development of surgically implanted devices that link the brain to a computer. Several firms are now set to take brain-computer interface, or BCI, from the...
Jul 3, 2025 | Aging, Disabilities, Featured, Technology
Technology often makes lives better, faster, more convenient, safer — and more exciting. But there is also an entire population in our communities today that needs the same technology to simply make their lives possible. In Pittsburgh alone, that...
Jul 3, 2025 | Disabilities, Mobility
Verneeda Moore has a big smile as she takes off just a bit too fast. “Let’s turn the speed down a bit,” Kara Cain said with a laugh. Moore has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis — a disease better known by its acronym ALS, which results in the loss of muscle control...
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