Posts under ‘Stasiuk Blog’

I just have to post this. I know many of you will probably have already seen this, either on Oprah, or around the web. But, as a huge fan of the way technology can make a difference in disabled* individual’s lives, I just think this is so cool and amazing.

*Of course, I am not trying [...]

We love our clients and want to make working with our office the best experience possible!  So, we are sending out this  letter to all of our clients asking what we can do better:
As the New Year arrives, I am grateful for the opportunity to continue to serve you.  For 2010, I am resolving to [...]

While it does not seem as useful as Dean Kamen’s Luke arm, this prosthetic arm is commercially available today.

I was surprised to read in Popular Science that Dean Kamen’s iBot (an electric, motorized wheelchair which goes from four wheels to two wheels lifting the writer in the process, and can climb stairs,) has been discontinued due to costs. Neither insurance companies, nor Medicaid, wanted to foot the bill for this expensive, although [...]

Check out this demo for a Xbox Project Natal game called “Milo & Kate.”

Can you imagine the therapeutic value of this? From phobia therapies like the one below, to helping people with social phobias, to even more complex therapies such as helping individuals with Asperger’s syndrome pick up on social cues, vocal inflections and body language. [...]

via Middle school students taught disability awareness | Video | abc7chicago.com.

One of my favorite shows on the web, GeekBrief.tv with Cali Lewis, inverviewed actor Greg Grunberg (Matt Parkman on “Heroes”).  Greg’s son, Jake, has epilepsy and Greg talks about what to do for someone during a seizure and what not to do (don’t put something into the person’s mouth!).
It’s a great video!  Greg talks about seizures [...]