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  1. MP3 Player controlled by Eyes details »
    www.ubergizmo.com Posted 9 hours ago feed details »

    Seems that scientists are working on other methods to control items around us without using our hands - the tongue-controlled wheelchair, a mind-controlled wheelchair,...

  2. Tongue Input Device details »
    www.ubergizmo.com Posted 2 days ago feed details »

    The tongue is not only good for tasting food, but it is extremely versatile by remaining active despite the rest of the body suffering from massive trauma or disease....

  3. Video: ReWalk exoskeleton helps paraplegics walk details »
    www.engadget.com Posted 2 days ago by Darren Murph feed details »

    Filed under: Robots, Wearables ARGO Medical Technologies' ReWalk has been out a few months now, but it's tough to really appreciate what this thing can do unless you see...

  4. Hospitals Are No Place for Sick People details »
    nick.typepad.com Posted 11 weeks ago by Nick Bradbury feed details »

    Nine years ago, my father was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease.  It's a testament to his character that he used that diagnosis not as an excuse to retreat from the...

  5. A Child Killer's Homecoming details »
    www.realclearpolitics.com Posted 6 days ago feed details »

    What can you say about a people who welcome a child murderer as a hero? Most Americans are familiar with the brutal murder of wheelchair-bound Leon...

  6. From the Mouths of Babes details »
    www.globelogger.com Posted 3 weeks and 2 days ago by Charlie Wood feed details »

    Last night one of my three-year-old sons and I were talking about a woman in a wheelchair he had seen earlier in the day. He suggested that she might prefer riding a...

  7. Limits of the Body details »
    www.scottcarneyonline.com Posted 2 weeks and 2 days ago by Scott Carney feed details »

    I began to feel uncertain about my body over breakfast.On the table in front of me I had a freshly prepared bowl of oatmeal and I was contemplating what would happen if I...