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...
May 14, 2025 | Disabilities, Robots
Nine months after a crash left him paralyzed from the chest down, Jaiden Picot walked across the graduation stage at Virginia Union University (VUU) thanks to his determination and a robotic exoskeleton. Picot, 22, suffered a C4 spinal cord injury in August 2024 after...
May 8, 2025 | Disabilities, Featured, Transit
Three area transit agencies are testing a service for passengers who use wheelchairs to travel throughout their combined agency borders. Cincinnati Metro, Transit Authority of Northern Kentucky and Butler County Regional Transit Authority launched their EZConnect...
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