Assistive Technology

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Assistive technology (AT) is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities.

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Paralyzed Jockey Michael Straight Wants To Keep Walking, But Manufacturer Won't Repair Exoskeleton (paulickreport.com)

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[–] barsquid@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

It sounds like they are extorting this person to buy a new machine or lose significant quality of life. We need right to repair laws.

[–] JeeBaiChow@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

Open source prosthetics ftw!

[–] ctag@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 1 month ago

Via Cory Doctorow's pluralistic https://pluralistic.net/2024/09/19/just-stop-putting-that-up-your-ass/