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| Ribcap: A weighted blanket to increase sleep and inclusion |
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A good night sleep contributes to a healthy life and a good mood. That is why equipment supporting and improving sleep quality is on the rise. Ribcap now developed a high-quality weighted blanket to increase not only sleep quality but also inclusion. The company targets an underrecognized group: people with different conditions that decrease their sleep quality.
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| Katharina Parafieva – That's how she rolls |
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Katharina Parafieva lost both legs in an accident. Since then, she has been living with a wheelchair and prostheses. Getting out of her comfort zone and thinking positively were the most important steps for her to actively participate in life again. She tells REHACARE.com what else is important to her.
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| PARAVAN supports Ukrainian young woman with an electric wheelchair |
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The PARAVAN GmbH supports Ukrainian young woman with an electric wheelchair, so that she can be independently mobile in the future, without being dependent on outside help.
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| Orthopaedic technology: Flexible patient care with container solution |
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The Ottobock company wants to provide better support for regions without orthopedic technical care with a mobile workshop for compact patient care. The container solutions are available in four different versions.
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| Permobil and fashion brand Lou Dehrot show that diversity matters |
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Through a collaboration with fashion brand Lou Dehrot and designer Louise Linderoth, Permobil aims to challenge attitudes and reinforce the belief that fashion is about the wearer, not the viewer. The t-shirt designed by Louise Linderoth features the phrase: "My capability is not based on your assumption".
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| Aphasia after stroke: when speaking is difficult |
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In the "HiSSS" project, Fraunhofer IDMT is making an important contribution to speech therapy after a stroke. Under the leadership of SpeechCare GmbH, Fraunhofer IDMT supports the recovery of verbal communication by means of machine learning techniques in collaboration with HAWK University of Applied Sciences and Arts and Bitnamic GmbH.
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| Orthopedic technology: State of Lower Saxony wants to secure demand for skilled workers |
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In Lower Saxony, it has already been possible to complete the bachelor's and master's program "Orthobionics" at the PFH Private University of Applied Sciences Göttingen. Now the bachelor's program in Orthobionics is set to start in 2023. The orthobionics bachelor's program is being further developed in cooperation with Ottobock at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts (HAWK).
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