2nd November 2017
“It was mostly a beautiful and powerful experience growing up with a prosthetic hand,” says Keith Xander, the lead singer and guitarist of Xander and the Peace Pirates. “It was a feeling of being different, but others would seem to ...
18th May 2016
When Lou Cabeen learned she had rheumatoid arthritis her career as an artist could have been derailed. Instead, it marked a turning point in her career and a journey down a new creative avenue. Lou’s hand-woven textiles have filled ...
17th September 2015
Sarah Ivermee couldn’t have imagined that she’d become an overnight sensation when she gave a friend’s 9-year-old daughter some flowery nail stickers to use for sprucing up the plain beige hearing aids that she was embarrassed to ...
15th September 2015
Born without a forearm, Rebekah Marine has defied convention by taking the fashion industry by storm. This Is MedTech caught up with the ‘bionic model’ fresh from her second turn on the catwalk at New York Fashion Week. How big ...
8th September 2015
When Natalia discovered that the New York City Ballet offered dancing workshops for kids, she was eager to sign up her daughter, Pearl. But there was one catch: Pearl has cerebral palsy. Natalia and her daughter, Pearl, spend a lot ...
18th March 2015
She’s extravagant, she’s sexy, she’s blunt. She’s challenging preconceptions and starking conversations. Viktoria Modesta is a true pop star. She was born in Latvia in the late ‘80s, but an accident left the nerves in her ...
18th December 2014
Designer prosthetics. Take a minute to let that sink in. Now, when you can 3D print prosthetics for under $30 or get the latest high-tech for thousands, it’s quite apparent that there’s a whole new way to approach artificial ...
15th December 2014
Wheelchairs are not sexy. They don’t have to be. They have to be sturdy, and light and easy to manoeuvre. But maybe wheelchairs could become sleek and classy and stay functional at the same time.That’s what designers ...
18th September 2014
Neil was born with a rare case of achromatopsia (total colour blindness), a disease causing him to see the world in shades of grey. Colour blindness is one of the most common conditions today: approximately 8% of men, and a 0.5% of ...
8th September 2014
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you think of deep sea diving? Freedom, floating, excitement, adventure? How about wheelchair? “It’s wonderful to be here... to talk about the wheelchair and the freedom it has ...