Mineola, New York, September 15th, 2013 - For the more than 50 million Americans living with arthritis -- and those with Cerebral Palsy or post-stroke complications-- holding a fork at meals can be a source of pain, frustration, and often isolation and depression. It doesn’t have to be.
Vadim Gordin, a 29 year old expert in disability design, patent attorney and founder of product start-up Rise Assistive Devices LLC has created a unique fork called Easy Fork that redefines the mechanics of eating to make it nearly effortless and painless to use.
New York, NY-- July 1, 2013 -- Isowalk, a revolutionary mobility aid that provides active, personalized walking assistance to every kind of user, has made its debut on the popular crowdfunding site, Indiegogo.
The campaign was launched in conjunction with Isowalk’s public unveiling at the CE Week Expo in New York, June 26-27. The next-generation mobility aid was featured in the expo's flagship event, the FashionWare fashion show of wearable technology.
Arlington, VA – 06/27/2012 – The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today announced the launch of its charitable supporting organization, the CEA Foundation. The foundation’s mission is to link seniors and people with disabilities with technology to enhance their lives. The leadership of the CEA Foundation includes Audiovox Founder John Shalam, who serves as chairman of the CEA Foundation, Larry Richenstein, vice chairman, and Veronica O’Connell, secretary and treasurer.
Tech vendors and seniors – purposeful advocates? Maybe you saw this the other day – how Microsoft and several organizations along with the City of Los Angeles are partnering to launch "Exergamers Wellness Club, which combines technology with exercise, overall health monitoring and evidence-based health education from Partners in Care built around the Kinect and Xbox 360 technology – a program that involves dance, Tai Chi, and other fitness activities. Such a hit, it is being expanded to all senior centers in the city." Note that the announcement actually included Microsoft’s role – both with donation of Kinect and Xbox, but also the use of HealthVault and a personal health application for participating seniors. In fact, Microsoft has, one way or the other, been a named participant in activities for seniors for a number of years, back to the well-intentioned SeniorPC launched in 2007 – the offering was still updated on HP’s site as of last year.
On the Internet, nobody knows you’re a dog. Although the cartoonist did not intend it, that 1993 New Yorker cartoon predicted the future and so it came to pass – and then some. So much of what’s on the web masks an entirely different reality. And so little when you search online has anything to do with what you want to find. Most people do not scroll down to the second page of search results if irrelevance rules: the Internet is filled with an ocean of junk web pages and misleading ads, masquerading as legitimate commerce. Talk to our friendly representative (photo of woman wearing headset). Call NOW! As seen on TV! As mentioned in TIME Magazine! Misleading information or scare tactic pictures on websites targeting seniors -- to me, these rank with phony telephone credit card and financial services scams.
