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• The "hybrid assistive limb," or HAL, is the brainchild of Professor Yoshiyuki Sankai of the University of Tsukuba, Japan.
• In particularly difficult conditions, many people find assistive listening and alerting devices helpful.

News & Articles

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• Sartell man named to Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council
  Sartell resident Tom Reed has been reappointed to the Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Tuesday.
  June 20, 2013 - St. Cloud Times
• Sartell resident reappointed to state council
  Sartell resident Tom Reed has been reappointed to the Minnesota Assistive Technology Advisory Council, Gov. Mark Dayton announced Tuesday.
  June 19, 2013 - St. Cloud Times
• Kid Inventors Win $20,000 Prize for Creating Device to Help Seniors Pick Up Small Objects
  Kid inventors in the FIRST® LEGO® League took top honors today at the 3rd annual Global Innovation Award ceremony for their invention, the “Gramma-Jamma,” an assistive aid for seniors, earning a $20,000 cash prize from the Award’s Founding Sponsor, XPRIZE.
  June 18, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• John Williams in Earthtimes.org
  Mr. Williams commented, "Writing about disability issues and specifically assistive technology benefits has been my passion for many years, and I'm pleased to be able to lend my knowledge to Disaboom in helping to create a valuable resource for the...
• Sam Schmidt in WhoWon.com (press release)
  The Day at the Races program at Kentucky always gives me a mid-season boost of energy from a motivational standpoint,explained Schmidt. "Working with local spinal cord organizations and Hamilton's Assistive Technology Services out of...
• Beck in Irish Times
  Each of the organisations found they have similar issues - they didn't have sufficient access to a wide enough range of assistive technology but they did have some products inhouse,says Beck, now project manager of the initiative.