Involvement Opportunity!University of Edinburgh and Heriot Watt University will be hosting a robotics and UTI session at Robotarium, Tuesday 7th November 2023. Blackwood are a project collaborator in this project work. This is open to people who experience UTIs and any carers or staff who have…
The Blackwood Design Awards are open to anyone, who has produced a great idea that supports people with disabilities, regardless of their background or level of…
For Gary Smith, retiring from a career in wheelchair Basketball due to a long-term shoulder injury was not an easy decision. He had played wheelchair basketball for as long…
When the first snowflake fell this year, it made me think about the amazing Amanda Lees (pictured right). To me, I see snow as something that makes it really difficult to get around in my wheelchair. To Amanda, snow is an opportunity to travel, meet with friends and hit the slopes! We asked her to…
Georgia Tech researchers have created a new brain-machine interface (BMI) that uses a new class of nano-membrane electrode combined with flexible electronics and a new deep learning algorithm to help disabled people wirelessly control devices. The BMI could be used to control things like an…
I am very excited that the 2020 NAIDEX show will be better than ever. As always I will be talking at NAIDEX. I just published a post about disability dating on the NAIDEX Blog …
Anyone who either uses or has an interest in electric wheelchairs and the way the industry behind them works might be interested in the (warning: long) article I published at:…
With the success of last weeks Blackwood Design Awards it seems only fitting that we made a video from the day! Watch the full thing below:
Another year and it was another successful Blackwood Design Awards.Held in Datalabs conference room in the magnificent Bayes Centre in the heart of Edinburgh’s University…