Quadriplegics learn to control wheelchair – 11/20/2022 – Science
A trio of quadriplegic patients learned to control their wheelchairs with their thoughts, which allowed them to roll a relatively complex route, avoiding obstacles, in the corridors of the German hospital where they were being followed. Research describing the feat has just been published by American and European specialists in the specialized journal iScience. This […]
People with disabilities are seen as ‘projects’ in relationships – 10/23/2022 – Equilibrium
To fill out their profile on the Hinge dating app, the user answers questions that ask for an explanatory answer. When marketer Hannah Foote, 22, of Phoenix, shared “disabled people’s rights” as a social cause she champions, the responses she received were revealing: People who matched her called her a “saint ” for having this […]