Tag Archives : Mobility

NEWS: An All New Concept For Motorizing Conventional Wheelchairs

NEWS: An All New Concept For Motorizing Conventional Wheelchairs

For decades, hundreds and thousands of people across the globe have had to rely on wheelchairs due to their inability to walk, either due to some unfortunate accident or because of some disease or some underlying condition. Though, these contraptions seem a bit crude, yet for the disabled, they prove to be of immense significance, as they provide them [...]
Education Flattens the World

Education Flattens the World

In this day and age when education is seen as ticket to a wealthier future, the true purpose of education is missed. In a time when education has come to simply mean a good passage to a higher-paying job, the lofty goals of education are put on the sidelines. There is a dire need for people to advance as a community of individuals – a community [...]
The Weakness of Income

The Weakness of Income

There are indicators of socioeconomic well-being, and all these are materially measured. They may all contribute positively to a person’s comfort, convenience, mobility, freedom, and further opportunity in life. On the other hand, these material manifestations are not distributed equally in society. That is why if these provide advantage to one person [...]
Robot Assisted Therapy for Stroke Victims

Robot Assisted Therapy for Stroke Victims

Being a stroke victim has far reaching consequences. One of the worst is the inability to use limbs and hands and thus losing mobility. Long time stroke sufferers go though enormous emotional and physical trauma which can’t really be explained. However, there is some hope with the emerging robotic technology in the health field. A study conducted [...]