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Monday, June 29, 2009 - Posts

• 12-year-old can access her home

  Antonia Sinibaldi is thrilled with her new house. What 12-year-old wouldn't be? It has an elevator, ramps, and a killer view of New York City. Antonia was spinal cord injured in a car accident at the age of two. Family, (including Antonia's mom, Fazila, Read More posted Monday, June 29, 2009 2:44 PM by gerthro | 2 Comments Filed Under: Quality of Life

• For injured Marine, a house that love built today.

  We have a house warming theme today. Visnu Gonzalez is a Marine who was paralyzed thanks to a sniper's bullet in Iraq in 2004. NJ.com wrote a wonderful story about his journey from the battle field to home sweet home:   "Now, because of the efforts Read More posted Monday, June 29, 2009 2:27 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments

• Japanese wheelchair steered using brain waves

  Seems a lot of scientists are working on devices that allow the brain to talk directly to a piece of gear. Now, Toyota has developed a wheelchair moved via brain waves.   Toyota says its system is among the fastest in the world in analyzing brain Read More posted Monday, June 29, 2009 2:16 PM by gerthro | 0 Comments Filed Under: Research News