iPad MouthStick Stylus for people with disabilities

People who have physical disabilities may find the MouthStick Stylus a useful tool for interacting with tablets like the Apple iPad.

The Griffin Mouthstick is a capacitive touchscreen stylus that is designed to be held in the mouth. Using this stylus, persons with limited or no use of their hands can enjoy the advantages of touchscreen interfaces on smartphones and tablet devices.

Unlike other mouthsticks, the Griffin Mouthstick Stylus is designed and engineered for both touchscreen and Home Button manipulation. It returns total control of the iPad user experience to those with motor disabilities. The conductive rubber tip works with all capacitive touchscreens commonly found on tablets and mobile devices.

Online nursing degree programs ranked by U.S. News

There are a growing number of online nursing degree programs. You can get an LPN, RN, BSN, & MSN by completing your coursework online.

U.S. News evaluated several factors to rank the best online nursing degree programs, including faculty credentials, graduation rates, and student services and technologies. Their "Best Online Graduate Nursing Programs" include:

#1 Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI

#2 Lamar University
Beaumont, TX

#3 University of Michigan--Flint
Flint, MI

The full U.S. News ranking list of online nursing programs can be found here.

You'll see that they ranked these online nursing schools according to:

• Faculty Credentials & Training
• Student Services & Technology
• Student Engagement
• Admissions Selectivity

Jobs for health care professionals with disabilities

Trying to find employment? Looking for a new job? Would you consider trying something new?

Here are some jobs that may interest you:

January 2013 Disability Employment Statistics

Here are the January 2013 Disability Employment Statistics

NOTE: A person with a disability has at least one of the following conditions: is deaf or has serious difficulty hearing; is blind or has serious difficulty seeing even when wearing glasses; has serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition; has serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs; has difficulty dressing or bathing; or has difficulty doing errands alone such as visiting a doctor's office or shopping because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition. Updated population controls are introduced annually with the release of January data.

Mobility-assistive technology in progressive neuromuscular disease

This is from a recent study titled, "Mobility-assistive technology in progressive neuromuscular disease"

Abstract
Mobility-assistive technologies allow patients with neuromuscular disease to interact with peers and the community. In children, they also serve to facilitate development. Lack of access to appropriate assistive technology, especially in regards to mobility, can have adverse developmental consequences. There are multiple options for mobility devices and methods for their control. These devices can be integrated with other electronics to facilitate the control of a variety of devices in the environment. The clinician should assess which devices are best based on the patient's, caregivers', and medical team's goals.


Phys Med Rehabil Clin N Am. 2012 Nov;23(4):885-94. doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.08.007.

Lin W, Pierce A, Skalsky AJ, McDonald CM.

Source
Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA, USA.

PMID: 23137743 [PubMed - in process]