Me and My Dragon
If you follow the tech world, or if you happen to be a huge Microsoft fan, you may have seen that on April 12, Microsoft paid $16 billion to acquire Nuance Communications, the developer behind...
View Article2022 Consumer Guide
Adaptive products and adaptive lifestyles go hand in hand. Our annual Consumer Guide shows you the tech — and the techniques — for living fully on wheels. To personalize our consumer guide, we broke...
View ArticleThe Abilitech Assist
The Abilitech Assist is a new wearable orthotic device that enhances natural arm movement for people with upper arm weakness to restore independence in daily tasks. With adjustable springs at the...
View Article12 Products to Make Every Room in Your House More Accessible
A smart thermostat offers the easy, hands-free temperature regulation many wheelchair users dream of. With remote sensors for temperature, humidity and energy use, and a built-in speaker with Amazon...
View ArticleTesting Abilitease Gripping Aids as a C5-6 Quad
Sometimes it takes a quad to know what a quad needs. Mark Fuglevand, an incomplete C6 quadriplegic, founded Abilitease Adaptive with the goal of making products to help people with disabilities....
View ArticleBattle of the Gripping Gloves
Since UK-based Active Hands launched its General Purpose Gripping Aid in 2007, anyone with limited hand function seeking a good workout has not needed to look any further. Active Hands’ sleek, sturdy...
View ArticleFiber is a Wearable, Multipurpose Gripping Aid
Living with a limited grip presents a lot of challenges when trying to get through your day. Many adaptive products are designed to help with specific tasks, but it can be frustrating and expensive...
View ArticleHominid X Fiber: A Minimalist Gripping Aid That Works
In my 20-plus years as a quadriplegic, the technology of adaptive-gripping devices hasn’t changed a whole lot. Although hooks and Velcro straps work well, you usually need to purchase several aids to...
View ArticleMakers Making Change: Do-It-Yourself Assistive Technology
Ever searched for a piece of assistive technology to solve an everyday problem only to find it doesn’t exist, or the price tag was outrageous? Perhaps you’ve even purchased a piece of assistive...
View ArticleSeven Holiday Gift Ideas for Wheelchair Users — $100 or Less
Love or hate winter, we can all agree that wheelchair tires and cold, wet weather don’t mix. Stop worrying about tracking mud and debris indoors and make the season a little easier by getting a pair of...
View ArticleMedicare to Cover Personal Exoskeletons
LaTasha Washington, a 51-year-old T8 paraplegic from Detroit, is taking her first steps in 20 years with the assistance of a battery-powered exoskeleton. “I was interested in trying the exoskeleton for...
View ArticleLapStacker Relaunches Wheelchair Carrying System
For wheelchair users, dropping stuff off your lap is part of the game, but a device from New Zealand inventor Mike Brown aims to change that. The LapStacker is a retractable strap system that allows...
View ArticleLapStacker Carrying Device: Reviewed
Carrying multiple objects on my lap as a wheelchair user can sometimes feel like a game of Jenga, where I meticulously stack and reposition objects to avoid them crashing down. So when New Mobility...
View ArticleMouthsticks and Beyond
All hail the mouthstick: Simple, direct, affordable — it needs no rebooting. When the Internet of Things goes dead, when batteries are nowhere to be found, the mouthstick stands tall. Tried and true,...
View ArticleReviewing Two Quad-Friendly Reachers
As anyone with limited hand function knows, stuff ends up on the floor — frequently. I function on my right side as a weak C6 and on my left as a decent C7 with a tricep, and over the years, reaching...
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