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Japanese automaker Toyota Motor unveiled a pedal-free driving system that uses only hand controls at the Para Athletic World Championships in Kobe, Japan. The new cockpit concept, Neo Steer, is reminiscent of motorcycle handlebars, integrating the functions of the accelerator and brake pedals into the steering wheel. Toyota first revealed the concept to the public at the Japan Mobility Show in November 2023. Acceleration controls are on the right side of the wheel and brakes are on the left. The driver uses the right thumb for the gas, and the fingers of the left hand to slow down. Steering is...
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New York (AFP) - A new French cafe is hoping to break into New York's notoriously competitive food scene while also offering opportunity to people with mental and cognitive disabilities. Cafe Joyeux is an "inclusive" chain of restaurants staffed by workers with autism and Down syndrome that has made a mark in France and other European countries and is now targeting the Big Apple. The company's newest branch, Cafe Joyeux Lexington, has picked a cheery corner in the bustling Midtown business district for the company's American debut. Officially inaugurated on Thursday in parallel with World Dow...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Elon Musk says the first human patient with a brain implant from his Neuralink startup is able to move a computer mouse with thought. Last month, Musk's neurotechnology company installed a brain implant in its first human patient and on Monday Musk reported the experiment had been a success. "The patient seems to have made a full recovery with no ill effects," Musk said in an interview streamed on X, formerly Twitter. The patient is able to "move the mouse around the screen just by thinking," Musk said. "We're trying to get as many button presses as possible from thinking...
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Las Vegas (AFP) - Roberta Wilson-Garrett looked at the glove keeping her right hand steady and smiled. At bay for the moment were tremors caused by Parkinson's disease affecting her muscle control. She could do things others take for granted, like write crisply with a pen or hold a cup of coffee without spilling. The reprieve shared by the Canadian woman at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas came thanks to a GyroGlove. "It's a life changer for me," said Wilson-Garrett, describing how GyroGlove stopped tremors that make seemingly simple tasks like getting dressed a challenge. Gyro...
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Pismo Beach (United States) (AFP) - Under perfect California skies, Liv Stone elegantly flips her board into the hollow of a wave, perfectly executing the kind of move this disabled surfer would love to replicate at the 2028 Los Angeles Paralympics. Participating in the four-yearly festival of global sport would be a "dream come true," the 19-year-old says on the sidelines of the World Para Surfing Championship, where this week she is chasing a third title. Born with truncated arms and under-developed hands, Stone says she fell in love with surfing in 2017, and thinks others would get to know ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Uber will offer several million dollars in compensation to tens of thousands of passengers with disabilities who were charged extra fees, US prosecutors said Monday. The case brought by the US Department of Justice centered on disabled passengers allegedly being made to pay wait charges because they needed extra time to board vehicles. Under the settlement, Uber will issue credits to more than 65,000 eligible riders that are worth double the amount of wait time fees they were ever charged, which could potentially amount to millions of dollars. The ride-share company also ...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Being shot in both eyes and completely blinded didn't stop Zion Ricks-Gaines from skateboarding. It made him want to do it even more. "I still want to go pro, I still want to accomplish being a professional skateboarder," the 19-year-old said as he readied a kickflip at a skatepark in San Francisco. And now he wants to share that enthusiasm with everyone he meets. "I want to start more skate after-school programs for students. I feel like I wouldn't have really looked in that direction if I had my sight." Zion's life was derailed outside a bar late last year when a man wh...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Carlos Vasquez is a master of video fighting game "Mortal Kombat" despite being unable to see the action on screen because he is blind. The Texas resident -- who relies on sound to time punches, kicks and dodges -- is among a chorus of voices calling for better access to gaming for people with disabilities. "You have two characters across the screen fighting each other, left and right, and you just have to memorize the buttons," said Vasquez, explaining what drew him to "Mortal Kombat". Long neglected by the industry, the issue of accessibility is increasingly front of mi...
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Washington (AFP) - US authorities argued in a lawsuit Wednesday that ride-share firm Uber violated civil rights protections by imposing "wait" fees on disabled passengers who needed extra time to board a vehicle. Uber charges a fee if a driver has wait more than two minutes to pick up any passenger, but the Department of Justice said applying those costs to handicapped riders amounts to unlawful discrimination. "This lawsuit seeks to bring Uber into compliance... while sending a powerful message that Uber cannot penalize passengers with disabilities simply because they need more time to get in...
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San Francisco (AFP) - Using a raised eyebrow or smile, people with speech or physical disabilities can now operate their Android-powered smartphones hands-free, Google said Thursday. Two new tools put machine learning and front-facing cameras on smartphones to work detecting face and eye movements. Users can scan their phone screen and select a task by smiling, raising eyebrows, opening their mouth, or looking to the left, right or up. "To make Android more accessible for everyone, we're launching new tools that make it easier to control your phone and communicate using facial gestures," Goog...
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