Foot-operated computer mouse design wins the Red Dot Award for its unique approach to accessibility
While accessibility controllers like the ones from Xbox only go so far, this concept mouse by Califor Design provides a better way for the disabled…
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Teenage Engineering and Love Hultén debut a heartbeat rhyming machine for World Heart’s Day
Congenital heart disease is a common birth defect most of us are not even familiar with. Lack of awareness maybe? We don’t come across the…
These special eyeglasses by a Japanese startup can cure myopia or nearsightedness
Myopia or nearsightedness is an extremely common vision condition that afflitcs a lot of people, including me. Essentially what this means is that we can…
Absolutely genius medical stretcher can transform into a wheelchair for patients with less serious injuries
Although its name doesn’t quite do it complete justice, the Multi Scoop Pro is a rather novel shapeshifting stretcher that also turns into a wheelchair…
Electric Guitar with Braille fretboard helps the visually impaired master a new instrument
While simply color-coordinating or backlighting parts of an instrument may work for regular novices, it doesn’t translate to visually impaired users. Vitar hopes to solve…
‘Smart Cane’ for Senior Citizens comes with bone-conducting earphones and object-detecting sensors
Designed to help augment an elderly user’s hearing, sight, and situational awareness, the Caregiver is a smart cane that leverages sensor-based technologies to make life…
This self-driving wheelchair has detachable walker to empower the user to walk with ease
Age is only a number until your body begins to show signs of aging. When knees begin to wear down, the simplest of tasks –…
This wearable tape-dispenser can help correct Braille typos and misprints
Aptly titled the Braille Correction Device, this hand-worn contraption handles a lesser-considered problem that not many of us think about. Not only is publishing in…
Air Chair is a wheelchair that easily integrates into airplane seats
As a “mobile” person who loves to travel, I can only imagine how difficult it is for persons with disabilities to travel on airplanes…
This smart exoskeleton lends superhuman muscle endurance to weak arms
None of us comes with superpowers (or do we?) normally exhibited by superheroes so casually in movies. Annihilating their enemies ever so skillfully, and getting…
ROUTINE is an alarm clock that is designed with accessibility and beauty in mind
We take many products in life for granted just because many of us still have nearly complete use of our senses, especially sight, hearing, and…
8BitDo controller makes gaming more accessible for people with limited mobility
Many gaming advocates insist that gaming is something that everyone should be able to enjoy, not just your hardcore gamer, be it on console or…