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"Sensitive Santa" allows kids with sensory challenges to enjoy taking photos with Santa
Certain Westfield Shopping Centres are running a "Sensitive Santa" experience where kids with sensory challenges can have their ph
24 December 2019 by Rachel Worsle...

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A startup incubator to help neurodivergents to become entrepreneurs
The Profound Incubator is a 12 month program that allows people with ADHD and autism to do two months of educational workshop
18 December 2019 by Rachel Worsle...

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A wearable that allows a deaf person to feel music
The Sound Shirt jacket allows a deaf person to feel vocals or instrumentals on their skin. Live music is translated into data in real-time and then communicated to the wearer via sensors embedded in the fabric of the garment. https://www.sbs.com.au/news/deaf-twins-feel-music-thanks-to-haptic-jackets
14 October 2019 by lynnwood

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Paralysed man moves in mind-controlled suit
A man has been able to move all four of his paralysed limbs with a mind-controlled exoskeleton suit. The 65kg of sophisticated robotics is not completely restoring function. However, it is a marked advance on similar approaches that allow people to control a single limb with their thoughts. https://www.bbc.com/news/health-49907356
6 October 2019 by lynnwood

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A smart cane that helps blind people see
This innovative cane includes a built-in speakers, voice assistance, Google Maps, a Bluetooth system that makes syncing to other devices possible, and high-end sensors that alert the user through vibrations when above chest level obstacles are within proximity?something a regular cane cannot provide. https://wewalk.io/
19 September 2019 by IdeaSpies

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Helping the blind to appreciate art
The Madonna del Prato (Madonna of the Meadow), formally Madonna with the Christ Child and Saint John the Baptist, is a 1506 painting by Raphael, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. Next to it is a 3D relief of the painting so it can be appreciated by someone who is blind.
7 July 2019 by IdeaSpies