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by NINA MITCHELL

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Ball
Ball

Our baby is very interested in bright colored balls. He crawls around our living room, pushing and throwing them, often for a half an hour at a stretch.

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Brain Deep, SocialNina MitchellDecember 16, 2015 Comment
Cup
Cup

Yesterday I picked up a cup with my bad hand and delivered it to my son. It was only later that I realized that I had done so without thinking about it.

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Brain Deep, Medical, SocialNina MitchellDecember 8, 2015 Comment
Augment
Augment

MIT's Biomechatronics Group designs rehabilitation technology. It even comes up with limbs that work better than human limbs.

In the future, will rehab be an advantage?

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Brain Deep, Medical, Stroke PuzzleNina MitchellDecember 2, 2015 Comments
Robot III
Robot III

The New Yorker just ran an article on using robots and video games to get stroke limbs working again. That's my approach right now.

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Brain Deep, MedicalNina MitchellNovember 18, 2015Comment
Device II
Device II

I have been using my electronic hand device for 2 hours a day for a couple of months now.

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Brain Deep, MedicalNina MitchellNovember 12, 2015 Comments
Brace
Brace

I'm getting out of my elephantine ankle brace!

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Brain Deep, MedicalNina MitchellOctober 29, 2015 Comment
Wine
Wine

I can now operate a corkscrew. This is progress for my hand. Raise your glasses!

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Brain Deep, Medical, SocialNina MitchellOctober 20, 2015Comment
Dancer
Dancer

Disabled dancer and choreographer Claire Cunningham is performing at the Edinburgh Showcase this week.

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Brain Deep, SocialNina MitchellOctober 13, 2015 Comments
Pet
Pet

A California man is improving his hand function after strokes by massaging a stray dog each day. More interesting than rehab gyms. Woof!

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Brain Deep, Medical, SocialNina MitchellSeptember 29, 2015 Comments
Champion
Champion

This is Rehabilitation Week. Put your hands in the air!

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Brain Deep, MedicalNina MitchellSeptember 24, 2015Comment
Venus
Venus

A disability art show is going on in Southern California this week. Venus in a wheelchair, among other things.

Fab!

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Brain Deep, SocialNina MitchellSeptember 15, 2015 Comments
Lab
Lab

At MIT there is the Open Style Lab, devoted to creating clothes for the disabled -- like closures that work for people with one hand.

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Brain Deep, SocialNina MitchellSeptember 10, 2015 Comment
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