The aim of the project is to design a wheelchair tilt communicator system that could operate the wheelchair of the handicapped person with the help of tilt of head movements. This system could be used by physically disable persons who cannot move their hands or legs but make head and eye motions. This wheelchair could be operated in any direction using head tilt movements by the handicapped per...

No State should consider itself either humane, or efficient from a business point of view, which continues to support in idleness any of its dependents (not excluding those physically or mentally handicapped), who might, under proper training and supervision, become at least partially self-supporting. But as a rule it is not until an intolerable weight of taxes drives a state into new methods o...

JOHN LORBER (Sheffield). 'Long-term Prognosis of Subdural Effusions in Infancy.' Of 37 consecutive infants suffering from post-traumatic subdural effusions, 34 survived with an average period of observation of 3 years. There were 28 boys. The technique of management consisted of repeated aspirations until the effusions dried up. This was the only treatment necessary in 19 infants, 11 of whom re...

The use of yoga for rehabilitation has diverse applications. Yoga practice benefited mentally handicapped subjects by improving their mental ability, also the motor co-ordination and social skills. Physically handicapped subjects had a restoration of some degree of functional ability after practicing yoga. Visually impaired children children showed a significant decrease in their abnormal anxie...

Rett syndrome (RTT) is a neurodevelopmental syndrome with arrest in brain development. The disorder is caused by a faulty gene on the X chromosome, mainly affecting females. The syndrome usually manifested itself through vast clinical impairments in functional abilities including motor disability. According to different studies only 50-75% of all affected females will achieve walking ability, a...

Objectives: The aim of current study was the evaluation and comparison of compatibility and marital satisfaction between handicapped couples and healthy ones. Methods: In this study, 50 handicapped couples and 50 healthy couples were examined with Enrich’s marital satisfaction questionnaire and Bell’s adjustment questionnaire. The data were analyzed, using SPSS 15, correlation te...