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05/16/2019: A dog to calm the patients
ToM: Games & eSports: expanding participation opportunities; Sensor-based technologies are promising 2 support independent living; Pregnant women w type 1 diabetes are at risk of giving birth prematurely; Manfred Fischer – That's how he rolls; Patients w diabetes are more likely 2 be readmitted 2 the hospital; Exercise activates memory; Rehabilitation psychologists: #SayTheWord disability
05/02/2019: Without input no control
Project Sidewalk helps users map accessibility; ToM: Real inclusion through virtual possibilities?; Kobe to host 2021 World Para Athletics Championships; First Paralympic video game; Johannes Mairhofer – That's how he rolls; Inhalers: Critical errors common in children with asthma; Autism: Need for sex-sensitive screening and diagnostic tools; The mobile game that can detect Alzheimer's risk
04/18/2019: Self-determined refuelling thanks to the fuelService app
We asked: fuelService app helps drivers with disabilities to refuel their car; PROMISE project makes a difference for low-income youth with disabilities; Topic of the Month: Going on a cruise: Accessibility included; Niall El-Assaad – That's how he rolls; Bonn to host 2019 World Para Dance Sport Championships; Brain injuries: Animal-assisted therapy improves social behavior; Pets help older adults
04/04/2019: Travel ahoy – accessible tourism by water
Low-income and minority youth with autism face worse outcomes than peers; Topic of the Month: Travel ahoy – accessible tourism by water; The robots that dementia caregivers want; Fuchsia Aurelius – That's how she rolls; Study: Virtual reality could improve your balance; Robot-guided video game gets older adults out of comfort zone; It's no Fortnite, but it's helping stroke survivors move again
03/21/2019: Inclusion from the pupils' point of view
M-Enabling Forum @ REHACARE; Cane measures rehabilitation process; Prosthetic restores sense; We asked: "Children of Utopia"; ADHD: Students receive no school interventions; Ilka Bruehl – That's how she rolls; Moderate muscle strength lower risk for type 2 diabetes; visual problems in stroke survivors; ToM: Digitization of rehabilitation & physiotherapy; Pediatric MS study examines baffling
03/07/2019: Trend towards digitization – rehabilitation of tomorrow
New wheelchair design: a hand gear for better ergonomics; Beater Kerber – That's how she rolls; Mencap NI: New inclusive cross community youth project launched; People with chronic pain are coping with the help of Pinterest; Topic of the Month: Trend towards digitization – rehabilitation of tomorrow; Diabetes: telemedicine and data science can improve patient care
02/21/2019: How does diabetes affect children in school?
Making astronomy accessible to the deaf; Laura Mench – That's how she rolls; ADHD diagnoses poorly documented; Topic of the Month: Accessible retail: Status quo and industry trends; Education may not protect against dementia; The first dexterous and sentient hand prosthesis successfully implanted; Brain hand 'map' is maintained in amputees with and without phantom limb sensations
02/07/2019: Inclusion in everyday life and work
We asked: DisAbility Talent; Youth w disabilities have increased risk for peer harassment; Katrin Neudolt – That's how she rolls; Mencap & Sport England join forces to help people with learning disability; ToM: Accessibility in retail; People w chronic disease are not being active enough; Barriers to exercise experienced by dialysis patients; Vitamin D could lower risk of developing diabetes
01/24/2019: Self-determined living with careunities
We asked: careunities; Auditory testing may identify children for autism screening; Study details development of functional skills in persons with Down syndrome; Roxana Dobrica – That's how she rolls; Tokyo 2020: 180,000 apply to be volunteers; ToM: Music for everybody: Accessible festivals; AI makes life easier for hearing aid users; WSU smart home tests first elder care robot
01/10/2019: Music for everybody: Accessible festivals
Lillehammer 2021: Snow sports spectacular; Cindy Klink – That's how she rolls; Can 'digital medicine' help children with autism and co-occurring ADHD?; Autism friendly preparing for MRI scans; Topic of the Month: Music for everybody: Accessible festivals; Rerouting nerves during amputation reduces phantom limb pain before it starts; Getting older adults to be more active;