Title :
Technology combats disabilities
Author_Institution :
IEEE Spectrum, New York, NY, USA
Abstract :
The author focusses on advances in equipment that offset physically functional limitations. He discusses how disabled and elderly people are using aids that enhance mobility (walking a certain distance, lifting a weight, or climbing stairs) as well as sensory faculties (seeing print, hearing conversation, and speaking intelligibly).<>
Keywords :
handicapped aids; hearing aids; aids; climbing stairs; disabilities; disabled people; elderly people; equipment advances; hearing conversation; lifting; mobility enhancement; physically functional limitations; seeing print; sensory faculties; speech intelligibility; walking; Auditory system; Cochlear implants; Computer networks; Deafness; Impedance; Product design; Rehabilitation robotics; Speech; Virtual reality; Wheelchairs;
Journal_Title :
Spectrum, IEEE
