Music and the arts
Adapted iPod System
The podWiz lets people with very challenging disabilities control Apple's popular iPod music player with a single switch.
EMG Switch with iPod
Two CanAssist technologies are combined so a young man can control an iPod by moving his facial muscles.
Gesture-Controlled Music Project
This system uses the same technology as Nintendo's Wii remote to let people with disabilities create music using whatever part of their body they choose.
Guitar Strummer
A metal box containing a motor and computer chip enables a person with dexterity challenges to play a lap steel guitar independently.
Head-Activated Piano Pedal
A talented musician was unable to use the piano pedal. We created a technology that lets her push the pedal by moving her head.
Piano Pedal Extender
A horizontal extension of a piano pedal allows a musician to activate it while sitting further away from his piano.
Radio Drum
This device lets people generate percussion sounds by moving the sticks in a particular direction and at various speeds or by hitting the surface.
Real-Time Conductor Viewer
This innovative technology lets a student with very limited vision read his music and watch a conductor simultaneously.
Visual Music Browser
An interface for iTunes software that allows people with a range of disabilities to manage their music and audio files independently on their computers.