Ako’s 2-year-old son, Alejandro, is afflicted with spinal muscular atrophy, a neuromuscular disorder that’s left him nearly immobile. He needed a new power wheelchair, but on the Hacking SMA blog, Ako ...

The Assistive Technology challenge of the Hackaday Prize received a large number of projects addressing many socially relevant problems. Mobility and transportation needs are a big challenge for those ...

At 4 months old, Evelyn Moore was diagnosed with cancer after doctors found a neuroblastoma tumor on her spine. After eight rounds of chemotherapy, Evelyn is now in remission, although her family has ...

A paraplegic porcupine is now able to whizz around thanks to a DIY wheelchair crafted out of plastic plumbing pipes. The disabled rodent was about to be put down, when a worker at the Piracicaba ...

A MUM broke down in tears after the DIY SOS team transformed her house into a wheelchair-accessible space for her three disabled children. Cat and Chris Sweet live with their kids Louisa, 16, Max, 13, ...