Tag Archives: technology
First Prototype Of Notification Wearable for Rebecca
Got this notification wearable a lot further than I expected. Still needs a ton of refinement before it will be usable but I would say this is about halfway to being a viable tool for Rebecca to wear. Next step with this is to reconfigure the hardware so that it can be embedded into a […]
Find Your One
Did you know you have the potential to change the world? It starts with finding your one, and I want to tell you about how I found my one and how that led me to create a not for profit called, Adapt the World Labs. I am the dad of two beautiful children, one who was born with […]
Bird Brains…
I recently attended a conference in San Jose to speak about what we are doing with Adapt the World Labs. The conference was the Sensors Expo and more than 7000 engineers attended the show, it was a great opportunity to speak about our mission about using technology to adapt the world. It was also […]
The future of Cochlear implants?
I found this great article on Hack A Day about some research being done to enhance the quality of sound from Cochlear Implants with a method using light. Current solutions relay on electrical stimulus and only a small number of electrodes can be used at one time. This is because electrical signals are difficult […]
Adapt the World Labs
Adapt the world labs is nearly official. Our logo is complete and the paper work to finalize our foundation is in the hands of the state. Adapt the World Labs (website coming soon) primary goal is to use technology to develop solutions for people with extra needs and make that technology available to the people […]
An Energizing Meeting
On Tuesday the 31st I made a trip up to the Perkins school for the blind in Watertown to meet with a couple of the staff there and show them the BecDot, a braille educational toy I am developing to help provide access to blind and visually impaired people ( more on the device […]
The BecDot
This a project I am working on called the BecDot which is a literacy teaching tool I invented for our daughter Rebecca that could be used to teach visually impaired children Braille concepts.. This video talks a bit about our mission. Learn more about Usher syndrome and get involved We are telling the world about […]
Breaking Through Medical Barriers
When you take a look at the clinical trial space its difficult not to see the major flaw with studies that target diseases that are considered rare. The big problem is patient enrollment and retention. Patients with rare diseases are, well rare… There are a number of efforts that help with the recruitment and […]
Interactive Visual Acuity Puzzle (Lea Shapes) using RPi3 and Arduino micro
On one of our visits to the ophthalmologist we were told that we should start familiarizing Becca with the Lea shapes (as to why, you can find more about Becca’s journey here). Because of her retinitis pigementosa, which is a retinal disease associated with Usher Syndrome, she will need to start vision testing much earlier […]
Adapting the World to Her -Jake
When Becca was born and we found out she was deaf I knew that the world was not going to adapt to her needs so I started thinking about ways that I could make the word a bit easier for her to navigate. When we found out that she would also lose her vision the […]
Memories for Rebecca 