Furutistic, thought-controlled wheelchairs just a few years away

Toyota has announced they’ve designed a thought-powered wheelchair that can read thoughts instantly. Would you use one? And how could this technology be applied to other, non-medical, products?

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- Tiff

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Near death, man goes on “awareness” journey across nation from wheelchair

Denied a heart transplant, disabled vet David Whittaker has took it upon himself to drive his power wheelchair from Florida to Washington (state). Will this prove anything or will he only get in the way of traffic?

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- Tiff

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1 day or 1 year. How long does it take to really know “wheelchair life?”

The recent headline of Saturday’s singer Vanessa White having to perform from a wheelchair got me thinking. Was she embarrassed or did she secretly like the attention? And did she learn anything from the experience? Read the rest of my thoughts here.

- Tiff

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FMySCI.com: Real, brutal, and awesome


Read anonymous entries from real people with spinal cord injuries, sharing what it’s like to really be them.



I love this site! Read why here.


- Tiff

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Clever on/off battery switch prevents vans, cars (you name it), from dying

Is your adapted vehicle constantly dying and you don’t know why? I just got this badass switch installed in my van last week, and it pretty much rocks the casbah.

Read all about it here.

- Tiff

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You too can pee out of your belly button!

After years of being a pussy and avoiding this surgery like the plauge, I finally broke down in 2005 and got it done. Whaa? What am I talking about you say? All will be revealed here!

- Tiff

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It gets even funnier folks: Toronto man robs bank after strapping explosives to wheelchair

Come on, admit it. If you were a 63 year old dude in a wheelchair you’d probably try the same thing.

- Tiff

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China’s top dancer, paralyzed in a fall, thinks she’ll walk again. Is she delusional?

There’s nothing more tragic than a broken ballerina. Liu Yan, China’s top dancer, was paralyzed in a fall last August while rehearsing for the Summer Olympics ceremony. What do you think? Is she wrong to not accept her paralysis?

Read my blog on this always controversial subject here

- Tiff

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