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iPads are being used to treat patients with spinal cord injuries
IPads are now being used to treat disabled patients who suffer from spinal cord injuries and other disabilities. The tiny, flat screen touch pad is being used at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) by the Occupational Therapy Department researchers, a part of NSU’s College of Allied Health and Nursing.
It seems like a long journey -Chiraj Chouhan
Mr. Chauhan was among the survivors of the serial train blasts on July 11, 2006 which claimed over 180 lives. That day he had left for home early when a bomb exploded in the suburban local at Khar Road station. His spinal cord was damaged due to the explosion and some particles are still embedded in his chest and close to the trachea.
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I knew right away that my accident was opening doors that I had never thought about before,” Sigworth remembered. “As an American being injured in India and seeing the conditions there, I didn’t have time to feel sorry for myself. So I immediately saw that this injury was going to have some purpose in it.
Assitive & Adaptive Technology for Spinal Cord Injury
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Differently abled and their social integration
Differently abled or disability is defined as limitation of a person’s ability to carry out the activities of daily living, to the extent that he or she may need help in doing so. The American Disabilities Act of 1990 defines disability, as ‘physical or a mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of life abilities’.