Segway-style, motion-activated ‘standing’ wheelchair helps users confidently navigate life
What is the ultimate freedom for those with lower limb disabilities bound to a wheelchair? A ride that not only helps get around with minimum…
Special Needs
A Music Instrument for the Hearing Impaired: This Synth uses Tactile and Color Cues Instead of Sound
“Play by ear” as they commonly say, doesn’t really apply to people with hearing impairments. The most common example of a hearing-impaired musical genius remains…
This Korean institute’s robotic wheelchair can let the user stand up and climb stairs at will
Mobility has presented challenges for the differently abled, and it has also posed difficulties for the manufacturing industry in perfecting the concept of self-controlled wheelchairs…
This beautiful adjustable side table was made for accessibility and uses reclaimed wood
We’ve seen no small number of furniture here a Yanko Design covering a wide range of materials, shapes, and functions. While these designs try to…
Affordable 3D-printed Bionic Prosthetic declared Luminary Winner at the 2023 Red Dot Award: Design Concept
Securing the Luminary Winner award at this year’s Red Dot Award: Design Concept in Singapore, the Lunet makes a bold promise of restoring functionality and…
This keyboard-like device uses visually impaired person’s sense of touch to deliver smartphone features
In an impressive stride toward innovation for special needs, Moadream – dedicated to enhancing the lives of the visually impaired – has unveiled an updated…
This Wearable Helps Visually Impaired People Make And Receive Online Payments
The minute you sit and dissect our world and how much of it relies on an innate visual understanding of things, is the minute you…
Sony launches PlayStation 5 Access Controller with highly customizable design for gamers with disabilities
Briefly teased at CES 2023 this year, Sony finally lifted the cloth on the PS5’s Access Controller, designed for gamers with limited mobility. Previously known…
This ‘Trackpad For Your Mouth’ lets people with limited mobility use their tongues to control cursors
Putting the edge of computing at the tip of your tongue… Meet MouthPad, it’s exactly what it sounds like. Designed by the folks at Augmental…
Walking aid for the elderly comes with a box for carrying their furry friends
Humans seem to be wired to be social animals, and that is sometimes a difficult problem for certain people. Loneliness affects everyone, but the pain…
This hearing aid’s sleek redesign turns the medical device into a fashion wearable
“Medical devices don’t need to feel like a burden. Glasses are cool, so why can’t hearing aids be too?” The spectacles are a stellar example…
Self-wearing shoe concept automatically opens and closes thanks to a clever low-tech shape memory alloy spring
Designed to look like the spiritual lovechild of the Nike Adapt self-lacing shoes and the Nike GO FlyEase hands-free shoe, this proof-of-concept footwear design from…