Disability Product Investors, Development, Crowdfunding: Publications and Documents
Summary
Disabled World's comprehensive database below compiles articles, research papers, and documents on disability product development, offering valuable insights into emerging technologies and innovative solutions. The collection spans a wide range of topics, including assistive technologies, mobility solutions, and accessible design initiatives. Notable examples featured in the database include the HasWheel In-Hub Wheelchair Suspension and an airline seat design allowing passengers to remain in their own wheelchairs during flights. The compilation also highlights various crowdfunding projects aimed at enhancing daily living for individuals with disabilities and seniors. By providing information on innovative concepts, investor opportunities, and product development, this resource serves as an invaluable tool for people with disabilities, caregivers, researchers, and anyone interested in improving accessibility and independence through technology.Searching the Database
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| Title and Description | Ed | Publish Revised |
|---|---|---|
| HasWheel In-Hub Wheelchair Suspension HasWheel's in-hub suspension system revolutionizes wheelchair design by reducing spinal vibrations, eliminating flat tires, and improving mobility on uneven terrain. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Airplane Seat Design Integrates Wheelchairs into Seating Plan Innovative airline seat design lets wheelchair users fly in their own chairs, improving comfort, safety, and accessibility for disabled travelers. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Everyday Items That Need Redesign for Better Accessibility A practical list of everyday items needing redesign to improve accessibility and usability for seniors, individuals with disabilities, and the general public. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Investors Wanted for Wheeling Comforts - An Accessible Retreat for Disabled My solution to accessibility issues plaguing the disability communities is to create, build, design and manage an all-inclusive resort I have named Wheeling Comforts. | ||
| WHILL, Inc. Raises $45 Million in Funding Latest funding round will give WHILL the ability to greatly broaden its geographic footprint across other European countries through new partnerships, branches and hiring employees to support this global growth. | ||
| Angels of Mercy Film Stars Quadriplegic Actor But Needs Your Help Angels of Mercy film is designed for empowerment within the disabled community and to promote awareness of biases toward the disabled community often portrayed in the media. | ||
| Johns Hopkins Engineering Students Build Custom Walker for Special Needs Toddler Nonprofit matches people who have special challenges caused by disease or disability with volunteers who can design and build custom solutions for them. | ||
| Airplane Evacuation Sling for Wheelchair Users ADAPTS solves the longstanding problem of how to quickly and safely evacuate people with disabilities and injured people from disasters. | ||
| EVO221 Assistive Ergonomic and Water Efficient Toilet System The EVO221 is a new type of toilet design that is accessible, adjustable and features a revolutionary design and functions. | ||
| Eyes on the Prize: The Hadley School for the Blind Wants to Back Your Business Hadley invites submissions for a start up for a chance to win one of three cash awards for up to $10,000 each. | ||
| InventHelp: Disability, Medical and Health Inventions List of disability related concepts and inventions by people wishing to bring their product to market and/or require finance and investor backing. | ✓ ✓ | |
| PillBox: Modern Smart Drug Dispenser The PillBox consist of a central unit, dispensing modules, dedicated app and synchronizing everything via a web platform. | ||
| assist-Mi: Disability Access App assist-Mi has started an Access Revolution with the launch of their unique app, looking to revolutionize disabled access by offering real-time assistance in every building, and with every service provider and retailer. | ||
| Strategic Community Empowerment Initiative (SCEI) Concept paper on advocacy for meaningful involvement of people living with disability and aging into disability. | ||
| S'up Spoon - Inclusive Cutlery for People with Tremors S'up Spoon is a deep-cavity spoon designed to reduce spillage for people with cerebral palsy, essential tremor, Parkinson's, or limited hand control. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Voiceitt Announce launch of Indiegogo Crowd-funding Campaign Voiceitt are developing an app called Talkitt using innovative speech technology that will enable people with motor, speech, and language disorders to communicate using their own voice, by translating the unintelligible pronunciation into understandable speech. | ||
| Multi-Use Health Monitoring Headset by InstaMD The headset works in conjunction with any existing stethoscope to record amplified high-quality sound . | ||
| SOAR: Dance Concert and Documentary Finale at Newmark Theater Information regarding a documentary film about Kiera Brinkley a quadruple amputee and her sister Uriah Boyd. | ||
| Eye Candy Initiative: Project Alicia Accessibility and Interface System Project Alicia accessibility and interface system designed to help the disabled, seniors, and people with disabilities navigate computers and mobile devices with ease. | ||
| One-Hand Guitar Device Enables Accessible Music Therapy Robo-Tar attachment lets anyone play guitar with one hand through automated chord changes, helping stroke survivors, amputees, and music therapy patients. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Folf Club Adaptive Disc Golf Launcher The Folf Club Adaptive Disc Golf Launcher helps people with limited mobility enjoy disc sports by making disc throwing easier and more accessible. | ✓ ✓ | |
| Cinema Subtitle System for Hard of Hearing Cinema subtitle caption system designed for the hard of hearing which is invisible to the general audience. | ||
| Algotect Pain Test Stratifies Patients for Optimal Therapy Algometron seeks partners interested in commercially developing a transdermal patch that activates TRPM8 receptors in peripheral tissues. | ||
| Researcher Gives Hope to People with Hearing Loss Totally implantable hearing system that would be unseen from the outer ear and restore hearing to those with moderate to severe hearing loss. | ||
| Reinventing the Wheel: Folding Wheelchair Wheel Changing the design of the wheel by creating a foldable wheel to make wheelchairs more portable. | ||
| Adaptive Clothing Dignity by Design Enterprise, LLC - Fashion Apparel Without Limitations Dignity by Design seeking Investors/partnerships in manufacturing accessible, high fashion, professional apparel to disabled, elderly, blind and physically challenged. | ||
| 3-Wheel Commuter Vehicle for Disabled Drivers Developers seek investors for a 3-wheel, 55 mpg commuter vehicle designed for wheelchair users, engineered and built by paraplegics in the USA. | ✓ ✓ |
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