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simonearmer

The underwater wheelchair

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a Bright Eyes groupie with incurable addictions to Lost, Bukowski, coffee and co
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on Monday, 03 September 2012 in Digital Blogs
Sue Austin challenges perceptions of disability at the Unlimited festival in London.

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Tags: art, digital, disability, london 2012 paralympics, maurice orr, multi-sensory, southbank unlimited, sue austin, underwater wheelchair
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Ms. Gadget

Assistive technology - tech that changes lives

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Megan Ellis is a New Media student and young journalist at Rhodes University.
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on Monday, 30 April 2012 in Digital Blogs

We’re flooded with new technological innovations, many of them advertising the way that they ‘change the game’ – but real technological innovations are those which actually change lives.

Assistive technology does this. This type of technology refers to equipment and devices which is assistive, adaptive or rehabilitative for people with disabilities.

Tags: assistive technology, blind, deaf, disability, handicapable, handicapped, megan ellis, ms gadget, rehabilitation, special needs, tech watch, technology
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