April 2022: Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month
From April 1st to 30th the Limb Loss and Limb Difference Awareness Month is celebrated, dedicated to highlight the needs and opportunities of those who live their daily life facing interfaces that don’t respond to their needs. This opportunity, thanks to the involvement of professional associations daily committed to bridge inequalities, with the aim to […]
Four years of BionIT Labs: what we have learned
On the occasion of the fourth birthday of BionIT Labs, it is a great pleasure for me to share what our team has learned on their skin in these few years, hoping that our story will help those who fight every day to carry on their vision. A company can be considered a “living being” […]
Tariff nomenclature for aids and prosthesis in Italy: the innovation like a flywheel of emancipation for people with disabilities
Observing the world that surrounds us as external spectators, allows us to understand how much it’s not designed to meet the needs of a person with any kind of disability. Our world, in fact, has been built exclusively on the needs of the population that we define, in a simplistic way, ‘’able-bodied’. Until now, the […]
Disability Pride 2021: the events dedicated to the pride in diversity
On 1, 2 and 3 October in Rome the Disability Pride will take place: three days dedicated to conferences, meetings and shows that aim to re-discuss disability and promote diversity. What is Disability Pride? Participation, inclusion, visibility, are the keywords and goals supported by the Disability Pride Network (DPN), a national and international network in […]
Testing phase for the Telemachus project: new tools to monitor the Covid-19 pandemic
Some time ago we told you about Telemachus (TELEmedicine Monitoring And Collaborative HUb-and-spoke System), the project started to develop new telemedicine tools through a unique proposal in the European panorama: a system that intends to remotely monitor the health of patients and healthcare workers, consisting of a smart bracelet, an app and an advanced control dashboard. The need for an integrated […]
