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Breakthrough Communication Apps Give Hope to Autistic Students

Soni Sangha

December 14, 2016 |

Bright Magazine |

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Response Location: United States

Companies like Good Karma allow people with autism to use apps to communicate through pictures and icons. Yet, the apps require users to do a lot of complicated movements, some of who may not have that mobility. However, brain interference technology, could be the answer. Through the technology “a mere thought can get a computer to speak a word or phrase .”

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Legal Aid With a Digital Twist

Tina Rosenberg

June 01, 2016 |

The New York Times |

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Response Location: United States, New York, New York

Software and apps are helping millions of Americans trying to solve civil problems on their own.

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An Artificial Limb Can Bring Hope — But Who's Going To Make It?

Amy Yee

July 23, 2015 |

NPR |

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Response Location: Bangladesh, Dhaka

Prosthetics can change lives, but in some countries there aren't enough people trained to make the needed limbs, braces and splints. To address the shortage in Bangladesh, the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Paralyzed is partnering with Red Cross and international donors to offer free training for local clinicians, and free treatment for patients.

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Virtual Assistant: a 3-D avatar, the best classmate for deaf students

Yanivis Izaguirre

June 20, 2015 |

The Irish Times |

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Response Location: Honduras

In Honduras, tens of thousands of people have hearing disabilities. The National Autonomous University of Honduras has developed software that converts spoken language into an avatar on the computer who signs for the hearing impaired. Teachers in classrooms can teach hearing impaired students with this new software.

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