Science Nation: Tongue Driver

4 minutes 57 seconds

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With funding from the National Science Foundation, Maysan Ghovanloo at Georgia Tech designs technology that allows disabled people to control everything - from wheelchairs to computers - with their tongue. Jason DiSanto, who is paralyzed from the neck down, is testing the tongue controller by navigating his wheelchair around a small course.

Media Details

Runtime: 4 minutes 57 seconds

Topic: Counseling and Self-Help, Health and Safety, History, Science, Technology
Subtopic: Computer Software, Computers, Disabilities, Inventions
Grade/Interest Level: 7 - 12
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Release Year: 2009
Producer/Distributor: National Science Foundation
Series: Science Nation

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