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Tongue-Controlled Computing
John Mohler, a power wheelchair user with MS, had relied on a mouth stick and speech recognition since the 1990s. Because those tools required him to speak work emails and private messages aloud, he tried Augmental’s MouthPad^, a retainer-like touchpad operated with the tongue. The material directs readers to his review of the device.
Access to Water and Work
The SwimStep uses modular stairs beginning below the waterline to make leaving a dock a sequence of smaller transfers. An Aquatic Access pool lift is described as using no battery, motor or electronics and running on a garden hose. After a spinal cord injury ended her previous job, Nelssy Lazcano developed custom nail art in an accessible studio.
Housing and Respiratory Recovery
A local SCI nonprofit in Portland, Oregon, is preparing a two-bedroom house to receive its first resident, addressing the gap between rehabilitation and an accessible home. Ahmad Bilal, whose phrenic nerves were damaged, eventually weaned from a ventilator after surgery involving a nerve transfer and months of work to support diaphragm pacing.
