posted on April 1, 2013 - 9:15am
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posted on October 1, 2012 - 9:00am
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Here’s yet another way technology lets the music come through
posted on October 1, 2012 - 9:00am
"I hear cymbals, but I don't see them," Stephenie Och recalls a fellow parade watcher announcing as the Long Prairie-Grey Eagle Area High School Marching Band marched by this summer.
An interactive electronic system puts musical performance at just about anyone’s fingertips, regardless of disability
posted on September 12, 2012 - 9:45am
Update (Nov. 9, 2012): A trio of entrepreneuers recently announced the development of an adaptive, hands-free digital musical instrument; they are currently raising capital to fund their first production run. For more information on the Jamboxx, see the sidebar at the end of this artcle.
The right equipment makes it easier
posted on July 1, 2012 - 3:00pm
The first hint that I was exhibiting symptoms of a muscular disorder came to me in 1997, when I began having problems rising from a church pew. I realized that I could no longer rise simply by grasping the back of the pew in front of me and pulling myself up. I decided my muscle weakness was simply a result of insufficient activity and advancing age, and that the problem could be overcome by...
posted on July 1, 2012 - 3:00pm
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Don't let hand weakness interfere with using a tablet, e-reader or smartphone
posted on October 1, 2011 - 3:37pm
Technology has put the world into the palms of our hands through hand-held mobile devices such as the iPad, smartphone and e-reader. But when disability caused by muscle disease takes the “hand” out of “hand-held,” the tips and products detailed in this article may help.
