A Daily Antidote to Everything Else
Prosthetic hands are a functioning, every-day part of the wearer, so it’s important that they build self-confidence as well as improve physical capabilities.
Source: Disney-Themed Bionic Arms to be 3D Printed for Little Heroes | Nerdist
My inner geek (which isn’t always so “inner” at all) just loves this. 🙂
Abandoning pets is never cool, but abandoning a blind dog who’s sick and scared out of her wits is an especially inconceivable act. Unfortunately, that’s what happened to Poly, this loveable blind pitbull who was rescued from a public park in Santa Barbara, California.
And her crowd funding campaign’s goal of $3,000 has been blown away … $15,000 as I write this. The worst brings out the best. (Having had a mostly-blind-from-birth dog myself for several years I can attest to their amazing adaptability. Poly’s got every chance to have a long and happy life.)
The charity has received dozens of donations following the theft of Star Wars and Star Trek toys.
Source: Star Wars Feel the Force charity ‘overwhelmed’ after theft – BBC News
I love that the response was described as “epic”. 🙂
A Toronto IT consultant has dedicated himself to taking hospital patients outside of their rooms using custom-made movies and a set of virtual reality goggles.
Source: How a Toronto hospital uses virtual reality to grant dying patients a last wish – Toronto – CBC News
“Virtual bucket list” — what a great concept and a great use of technology.
Educators know that poor kids do worse in school. The solution might be as simple as helping them see the board.
Source: How Free Eyeglasses Are Boosting Test Scores in Baltimore – POLITICO Magazine
Such a simple thing so many of us take for granted, with such a positive result…
“Elder orphans,” or unbefriended adults, are seniors without children, partners or close relatives. Now there’s a new Facebook group with more than 5,000 members to help them find support as they age.
Source: Are You An ‘Elder Orphan’? – Life Matters Media
Another great way that technology, and online communities, can bring people together. Contrary to those who say technology isolated, here’s clear case where it’s an alternative to isolation.
A breakthrough could lead to easier, faster and cheaper vaccines.
Source: Plants ‘hijacked’ to make polio vaccine – BBC News
The quote that sparked more of my attention: “Outwardly it looks almost identical to poliovirus but – like the difference between a mannequin and person – it is empty on the inside.
It has all the features needed to train the immune system, but none of the weapons to cause an infection.” This opens some promising doors for the future, I think…
After unsuccessfully attempting to return her late father’s prosthetic leg to the NHS, Glenda Hughes found a charity who were able to give it to someone who needs it. Just 1 in 10 people with physical disabilities in the developing world have access to assistive technology, according to the World Health Organisation. Legs4Africa, based in…
Source: Woman Donates Prosthetic Leg to Amputee in Africa in Memory of Beloved Father – Good News Shared
I love that Ms Hughes took the effort to find an appropriate way to do this….
The box itself is a simple container, measuring six by six by six feet. With solar panels on top and water treatment inside, it can help remote communities with both off-grid energy and easily accessible filtered water.
Source: This Simple Box Serves Up Running Water And Clean Electricity In Remote Locations (FastCompany)
Once again, innovation that can help make people’s lives better in very fundamental ways.
A New York firefighter who helped saved the life of a pup who was trapped during a house fire has now adopted the dog.
Source:Â Kindhearted Firefighter Adopts Dog He Helped Save From Fire: ‘It’s Great For Titus’Â – MSN / Inside Edition
This kind of thing actually happens much more often than most folks realize, which is pretty darned nifty.