Technology

Swimming with wild dolphins is something most can only dream of, and jumping into pools with captive animals has become increasingly controversial with environmentalists condemning it as cruel. But a Dutch nonprofit believes it has found a way to bring people, especially the disabled community, closer to such a joyful experience through the technological, immersive advances offered by virtual reality.

In the late 80s, technocrat G Vijayaraghavan had an occasion to travel with the then Kerala chief minister E K Nayanar and his cabinet colleagues Gowriamma and Baby John. The idea of Technopark emerged out of their interaction and Vijayaraghavan went on to set up and run the premier institution.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – SPEAK MODalities LLC, a company that develops software tools to help children diagnosed with severe, nonverbal autism or other communicative disorders, was recently recognized for best product design in the medical devices category at the 2017 Electronic Component News Impact Awards in Chicago.

Riding a bicycle from the city of Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province on the border with Laos, to Beijing 5,800km away, would be quite a challenge for most people. Even more so when doing it without the use of your legs.

Branden Lim, seven, has a condition which causes his muscle strength to progressively weaken which has already affected his hands. His parents created a prototype of a device which enables him to move his wrist to draw, write and paint. Lim’s team was awarded a US$5,000 (RM21,125) grant at #ThisAbility Makeathon 2017 organised by Unicef in collaboration with Petrosains.

A duo of French scientists said Wednesday they may have found a physiological, and seemingly treatable, cause for dyslexia hidden in tiny light-receptor cells in the human eye.

Self-driving cars could revolutionize how disabled people get around their communities and even travel far from home. People who can’t see well or with physical or mental difficulties that prevent them from driving safely often rely on others – or local government or nonprofit agencies – to help them get around.

Six in ten people surveyed do not have enough information about children with disabilities, UNICEF said in a study released today at Petrosains. This is the first nationwide research to shed light on the perceptions, attitudes and practices towards childhood disability in Malaysia.

The “Negaraku” short video story depicting Paralympic athletes emerged as the winner in “Projek Video Malaysia” (Provim 2017) today. Director Muhammad Faiz Yaakob, 33, took home a brand new Proton Saga car and RM5,000 for the victory.