New Technology Helps Children with Disabilities Walk - featured December 27, 2010
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Dean Kopfensteiner walks slowly and deliberately across a bed of red and orange leaves. Wherever he steps, the leaves scatter to reveal a robot arm, then a leg and finally a whole transformer.
Dean, 6, has cerebral palsy and in therapy uses a new technology called The Cube to help him walk.
He demonstrated his abilities Wednesday in the new Building Trades of Alberta Courage Centre, which opened last month at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Cube, made by Canadian company GestureTek, is comprised of a computer and a projector that sit inside a big black box and shine images onto the floor, said Darrell Goertzen, a technology service leader at the Glenrose.
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Dean Kopfensteiner walks slowly and deliberately across a bed of red and orange leaves. Wherever he steps, the leaves scatter to reveal a robot arm, then a leg and finally a whole transformer.
Dean, 6, has cerebral palsy and in therapy uses a new technology called The Cube to help him walk.
He demonstrated his abilities Wednesday in the new Building Trades of Alberta Courage Centre, which opened last month at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital.
The Cube, made by Canadian company GestureTek, is comprised of a computer and a projector that sit inside a big black box and shine images onto the floor, said Darrell Goertzen, a technology service leader at the Glenrose.
Read the Rest of this Article on the Edmonton Journal Website
Tags: News of the Week Cerebral Palsy 31 December 2010 Assistive Technology Orientation & Mobility
