The Ness L300 is a device which helps improve the effects caused by foot drop. It enables users who were prevoiusly having to use up to two walking aids, to walk virtually unaided. It works by the client putting on a leg stap and putting a sensor in their shoe. These will activate the clients dorsi flexor muscles and make them contract when the client is about to take a step.
The Ness L300 works wirelessly and therefore is very discrete and can be easily covered up by clothing.
According to Dr Micheal O’Dell (The Today show, 2000), the price of the Ness L300 is $6000, although it can be rented for $500 a month. This is in American currency.
This peice of technology significantly increases the clients independence and quality of living through improving their walking. People are able to go from using two walking sticks and struggling to walk a couple of metres, to hiking up a small mountain with no aid. It also enables the client to feel safer, as it significantly decreases the clients risk of falling.
This device is also proven to provide more fluint movements, increase speed and steadiness, educate muscles to function independantly, prevent muscle loss, maintain range of motion in anckle and foot and increase blood flow (Bioness Inc, 2010). All of these contribute to a healthier function in life.
References:
Bioness Inc. (2010). NESS L300 foot drop system. Retrieved 22 June, 2010, from Bioness: http://www.bioness.com/Documents/PDFs/Product_Packets_DTC_NESS_L300.pdf
The Today Show. (2000, January 27). The today show segment. Retrieved 22 June, 2010, from Bioness Inc.: http://www.bioness.com/NESS_L300_for_Foot_Drop/Videos_for_NESS_L300/Today_Show_Segment.php
Monday, June 21, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Tutorial 7: Copying videos and badges onto my blog
These are the steps I took to put my video on to my blog:
1.I went onto the YouTube page that had my video on it.
2.I then clicked on a sign saying “share”.
3.This then gave me the option to click the “blogger” logo, which i did.
4.This then took me to a blogger page where it showed a page of the copied video information. While on this page I clicked “publish post”.
When putting my YouTube video on to my blog I did not come across any barriers and was able to do this free of help.
These are the steps I took to put my badge onto my blog:
1.Went on to my main flickr home page and clicked the “Tools” button at the bottom of the page under the “help” heading.
2.This took me to the main help page where I saw a button saying “hey, where’s the badge?”
3.I was then given the option to choose a “flash badge” i clicked this and then I clicked the “choose content” button.
4.I then selected that I wanted all of my photos to come up on the badge.
5.I then selected what colours I wanted on the badge
6.After this, I copied the code that flickr gave me and pasted this onto a blogger post.
7.I then clicked “publish post”.
I found it tricky to achieve getting a badge on my page and found it useful that it was on the help page.
1.I went onto the YouTube page that had my video on it.
2.I then clicked on a sign saying “share”.
3.This then gave me the option to click the “blogger” logo, which i did.
4.This then took me to a blogger page where it showed a page of the copied video information. While on this page I clicked “publish post”.
When putting my YouTube video on to my blog I did not come across any barriers and was able to do this free of help.
These are the steps I took to put my badge onto my blog:
1.Went on to my main flickr home page and clicked the “Tools” button at the bottom of the page under the “help” heading.
2.This took me to the main help page where I saw a button saying “hey, where’s the badge?”
3.I was then given the option to choose a “flash badge” i clicked this and then I clicked the “choose content” button.
4.I then selected that I wanted all of my photos to come up on the badge.
5.I then selected what colours I wanted on the badge
6.After this, I copied the code that flickr gave me and pasted this onto a blogger post.
7.I then clicked “publish post”.
I found it tricky to achieve getting a badge on my page and found it useful that it was on the help page.
Tutorial eight: Assisstive Technology
Assisstive Technology refers to any item,peice of equipment or product system whether aquired comercially off the shelf, modified or customised that is used to increase or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities.
(Cook & Hussey, 1995)
The Jelly Bean Switch is a good example of a piece of assistive technology. This is a big round switch, 6.5 cm in diametre and can come in a range of colours. Its function is to help people who find it difficult using a mouse and keyboard, and this enables them to have control with a single switch that just needs to be pushed lightly.
The users of the jelly button switch will usually have very limited physical function and using computers is a popular way of stimulating these clients brains with their limited mobility. A jelly bean switch lets these clients finally be able to be in control of what they want to do and to use these computers and devises when they otherwise would not be able to.
(Cook & Hussey, 1995)
The Jelly Bean Switch is a good example of a piece of assistive technology. This is a big round switch, 6.5 cm in diametre and can come in a range of colours. Its function is to help people who find it difficult using a mouse and keyboard, and this enables them to have control with a single switch that just needs to be pushed lightly.
The users of the jelly button switch will usually have very limited physical function and using computers is a popular way of stimulating these clients brains with their limited mobility. A jelly bean switch lets these clients finally be able to be in control of what they want to do and to use these computers and devises when they otherwise would not be able to.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Tutorial six: The Internet and Online Communities
Online community: www.facebook.com
Facebook was designed to help keep family and friends connected around the world, and to enable people to share things with each other about their lives.
Having a facebook enables someone to create a profile of their own and which contains a “wall”, where the individual can post comments about whatever they like. These comments will be able to be viewed by their friends that they have added on facebook. A persons friends can also post comments on their wall to communicate with each other. Facebook also enables people to upload their favourite photos and videos to share with their facebook friends. People are also able to “chat” with each other through facebook if two friends are on at the same time. A range of games are also available with which people can compare scores and play against each other.
People may choose to contribute to this community as it is an easy and convenient way to keep in touch and stay connected with family and friends no matter where in the world they are. It is also very convenient for viewing photos and videos of their friends, this could enable people to feel connected with each other.
An Example of a Facebook topic:
The Facebook Blog
Helping Kids Find Their Way Home
by Joe Sullivan on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:51am
Today is International Missing Children's Day, a day to celebrate efforts that have led to the recovery of missing children, reflect on the plight of those who are still missing, and dedicate ourselves anew to helping bring those children home.
What started as a local effort in one country has spread across four continents, with events and activities in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Romania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. At Facebook, we always work to create a safe environment for people using it and, wherever you live, Missing Children's Day serves to remind us all to make child protection a priority.
Retrieved from: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=393390212130
Facebook has many potential ethical risks. Because people can post whatever they wish on their blog, unwanted photos, videos and information can be accessed and brought up on facebook for many people to see. A lot of people also choose to put private information on their profile including their name, age, phone number, employers and high schools they went to. These details can be accessed by a range of different people, not necessarily their friends.
Facebook eliminates the issue of being unconnected with people close to one another due to travel and distance, as it is accessible to anyone in the world. It enables live chat and private messages to be sent which means it is very convenient for people to catch up in their free time.
Facebook can offer a lot for keeping connected to close ones, however it does not enable people to hear each other’s voices live as a telephone would, or to video chat live as some other communication sites do. These are the two main limitations to facebook.
Facebook was designed to help keep family and friends connected around the world, and to enable people to share things with each other about their lives.
Having a facebook enables someone to create a profile of their own and which contains a “wall”, where the individual can post comments about whatever they like. These comments will be able to be viewed by their friends that they have added on facebook. A persons friends can also post comments on their wall to communicate with each other. Facebook also enables people to upload their favourite photos and videos to share with their facebook friends. People are also able to “chat” with each other through facebook if two friends are on at the same time. A range of games are also available with which people can compare scores and play against each other.
People may choose to contribute to this community as it is an easy and convenient way to keep in touch and stay connected with family and friends no matter where in the world they are. It is also very convenient for viewing photos and videos of their friends, this could enable people to feel connected with each other.
An Example of a Facebook topic:
The Facebook Blog
Helping Kids Find Their Way Home
by Joe Sullivan on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 at 12:51am
Today is International Missing Children's Day, a day to celebrate efforts that have led to the recovery of missing children, reflect on the plight of those who are still missing, and dedicate ourselves anew to helping bring those children home.
What started as a local effort in one country has spread across four continents, with events and activities in Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Romania, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States. At Facebook, we always work to create a safe environment for people using it and, wherever you live, Missing Children's Day serves to remind us all to make child protection a priority.
Retrieved from: http://blog.facebook.com/blog.php?post=393390212130
Facebook has many potential ethical risks. Because people can post whatever they wish on their blog, unwanted photos, videos and information can be accessed and brought up on facebook for many people to see. A lot of people also choose to put private information on their profile including their name, age, phone number, employers and high schools they went to. These details can be accessed by a range of different people, not necessarily their friends.
Facebook eliminates the issue of being unconnected with people close to one another due to travel and distance, as it is accessible to anyone in the world. It enables live chat and private messages to be sent which means it is very convenient for people to catch up in their free time.
Facebook can offer a lot for keeping connected to close ones, however it does not enable people to hear each other’s voices live as a telephone would, or to video chat live as some other communication sites do. These are the two main limitations to facebook.
Overcoming adversity - Participation in occupation paper
Heres our video on overcoming adversity! Enjoy!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Saturday, May 8, 2010
Tutorial 4 and 5: video production sessions
YouTube:
YouTube allows people all around the world to view or upload video images. People can view videos made originally by people that come from all over the globe. People can also upload their own videos to be viewed by other users.
Storyboarding:
Our storyboard showed in each shot, where each person would be positioned, what expression or words they were to incorporate and what the purpose of the shot was for. This was so each person was clear on exactly what was going to happen and to gain the overall purpose of the film.
The storyboard my group made enabled us to see step by step what our shortfilm would turn out like. It also enabled us to prepare ourselves properly for what we were individually supposed to do in each shot. Without the storyboard, our short film will have lost its structure and purpose.
YouTube allows people all around the world to view or upload video images. People can view videos made originally by people that come from all over the globe. People can also upload their own videos to be viewed by other users.
Storyboarding:
Our storyboard showed in each shot, where each person would be positioned, what expression or words they were to incorporate and what the purpose of the shot was for. This was so each person was clear on exactly what was going to happen and to gain the overall purpose of the film.
The storyboard my group made enabled us to see step by step what our shortfilm would turn out like. It also enabled us to prepare ourselves properly for what we were individually supposed to do in each shot. Without the storyboard, our short film will have lost its structure and purpose.
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