Archive | Tech for Cognitive & Sensory Impairments

The Mobi-S Stander (Loyola Marymount University)

Connor Alvarez, Taylor Chavez, James Christiansen-Salameh, and Deanna Watson ABSTRACT This report outlines the creation and development of a portable and adjustable stander designed to suit the needs of Jack, a young boy diagnosed with a disease called Optic Nerve Hypoplasia.  The purpose of the stander concept is to help Jack maintain proper Achilles tendon […]

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OcuNav™ Electro-oculographic Switching Device (Duke University)

Caleb Ollech  & Chen Zhao ABSTRACT The OcuNav™ electro-oculographic peripheral controller is a PIC-controlled electronic device allowing users with  paralyzed or limited-mobility to control USB-connected devices in their immediate environment using only shifts of gaze and winks of the right and left eyes.  This technology leverages the polarity of the human eyeball by monitoring the […]

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CreARTE: Art through the Fingertips (Escuela de Ingeniería de Antioquia –CES University)

Stephanie Valencia, Deisy Viviana Vasco, Carlos Andrés Alvarez ABSTRACT “CreARTE” is a multiplayer board game designed as an assistive technology that seeks to promote social inclusion of both kids and adults with visual impairment while they learn about colors. Crearte is both a game and an educational system since it teaches a color coding method […]

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PandaBraille: A Refreshable Electro-Tactile Braille Display with No Moving Parts (VIT University)

Supreeta Ray, Prithvi Monangi, Yamini Dubey, Taranand Mukhopadhyay, Aditya Dubey, Spandana Chervu, Theodore M. Moallem ABSTRACT Most of the assistive tools present in the market currently, designed for the people who have blindness  are very costly, not easily repairable and even if available, are not easily accessible by them, the vast majority of which is economically weak. […]

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Cane and Able (California Lutheran University)

Jane Hankins, Jennifer Black, Jeannine Blankinship, Raven Vilardo, Julieth Leon, Jessica Lopez,  Brisi Favela, Tammy Thomsen, Roxanne Sharkey, & Jeff Westendorf Abstract According to a national health study (1), there are approximately 109,000 individuals in the U.S. who are visually impaired or blind and who use a long (white) cane for independent mobility.  There are […]

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IPSIHAND BRAVO: An Improved EEG-based Brain-Computer Interface for Hand Motor Control Rehabilitation [Washington University in St. Louis]

Mark Wronkiewicz, Charles Damian Holmes, Jenny Liu, Elizabeth Russell, Colleen Rhoades,  Jason Dunkley, Thane Somers ABSTRACT Stroke and other nervous system injuries can damage or destroy hand motor control and greatly upset daily activities. Brain computer interfaces (BCIs) represent an emerging technology that bypasses damaged nerves to restore basic motor function and provide more effective rehabilitation. […]

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