After a diving accident left Jason DiSanto paralyzed from the neck down in 2009, he had to learn how to navigate life from a powered wheelchair, which he controls with a sip-and-puff system. Users sip ...

At the core of any assistive technology is finding a way to do something with whatever abilities the user has available. This can be especially difficult in the case of quadriplegia sufferers, the ...

From fashion statement to ... wheelchair controller? In an advance that promises to improve the lives of the more than 250,000 people in the United States who are paralyzed from the neck down, ...

Most people who are quadriplegics use sip-and-puff wheelchairs; they blow or suck into a straw to direct their chairs. But movement is limited to left, right, forward, and backward. New technology ...

At Hackaday, we think the highest form of hacking is hacking for good. Sure, it’s fun to build robots and gadgets, and universal remotes. But it is even better to create things that make people’s ...

Tongue piercings may be associated with rebellion, but one researcher is aiming for revolution instead, creating a Tongue Drive System that allows paralyzed wheelchair users to more easily navigate ...

He puffs hard once, and his chair edges forward. A soft puff turns right, a soft sip left. A hard sip jolts him backward. This "sip and puff" system is Drew's link to the independence ripped from him ...

A teenager with cerebral palsy is sailing over 400 miles in a specially developed boat which she controls - by blowing through a tube. Inspirational Natasha Lambert, 17, uses a 'sip and puff' system, ...

NEW YORK, Nov 27 (Reuters) - From fashion statement to ... wheelchair controller? Sign up here. In an advance that promises to improve the lives of the more than 250,000 people in the United States ...