Episode Five | Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season One

Fri 07 Oct 2022

Changing What’s Possible: The Disability Innovation Podcast | Season One

Episode Five | Make Walking Easier One Step at a Time With Wearable Robotics From Biomotum

Around 30 million people around the world experience mobility challenges that impact their daily activities. We’re excited to introduce you to Biomotum, a start-up company dedicated to developing life-changing rehabilitation robotics to help improve mobility for people with cerebral palsy and a wide range of other conditions and disabilities. Biomotum Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer Dr. Zach Lerner shares more about the company and their SPARK device in the first half of this episode. Nicole Hastings joins us in the second half of the episode to share her son’s experiences using the Biomotum SPARK over the past three years.

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Press release graphic: "CPARF Receives $100,000 Grant from Ability Central to Expand Access to Affordable Assistive Technology — For Immediate Release." Logos for Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation and Ability Central appear at the bottom.

CPARF Receives $100,000 Grant from Ability Central to Expand Access to Affordable Assistive Technology

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A smiling woman stands outdoors by a pond, holding a book titled “Trent’s Triumph Activity Book,” while standing behind her brother, who is seated in a wheelchair and laughing joyfully. They are on a sunlit path with trees and water in the background. Overlaid text reads: “The Unbreakable Bond: Celebrating National Siblings Day with Trent and Kalli” from the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Foundation.

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