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Sniffing Device Allows Disabled to Write, Run Wheelchairs
An Israeli research team has harnessed the power of the sniff to help severely disabled people play computer games, express themselves through writing and even move around in wheelchairs.
The experimental “sniff controller” takes advantage of the fact that cranial nerves in disabled people are often not damaged and are still able to send messages to the soft palate (the back of the roof of the mouth). The device registers changes in….
Source: HealthDay News, July 26, 2010. Full Article: http://consumer.healthday.com/Article.asp?AID=641487
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Aussie wheelchair rugby captains named
News: QUEENSLAND, AUSTRAILIA. August 25, 2010. By AAP, The Sydney Morning Herald – Queenslanders Cameron Carr and Ryan Scott have been named co-captains of the Australian wheelchair rugby team for next month’s world championships in Vancouver. The Australian Steelers head coach Brad Dubberley said the team was one of the best he had seen and confident of reversing their loss to the USA in the gold medal match at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics.. Full Article: http://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-sport/aussie-wheelchair-rugby-captains-named-20100825-13rgk.html
News: COLLINGDALE, PENNSYLVANIA. August 29, 2010. By Sandy Bauers, The Philadelphia Inquirer – Those with paralyzed limbs say rowing in events like the Bayada Regatta allows them to feel free. That’s his favorite thing about rowing – the independence and freedom he feels when he leaves his chair behind. Saturday’s Bayada Regatta – the nation’s oldest and largest “adaptive” rowing competition for people with disabilities. Full Article: http://www.philly.com/inquirer/local/pa/20100829_Finding_escape_on_the_water.html
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