Communicator Helps Donna Brooks Speak Easier
Donna Brooks, a cerebral palsy patient, uses a Canon Communicator M to print speech via a corner-mounted device on her wheelchair. Granted through Easter Seals, the tool enhances independence, letting her speak privately with less need for interpreters, while she maintains a job and plans simple goals.
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Donna Brooks
Miss Brooks
Human Services Center
Canon, Inc
United States
Janet Chittock
HSC
Lark
Adams
Houston
New Castle
Gene therapy clears crucial hurdle for patient trials
NIH advisory panel approves using gene therapy to treat the rare ADA deficiency in children known as the bubble boy case and a separate cancer gene approach. Rosenberg hopes to treat melanoma patients soon, while concerns about ethics and safety persist.
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Bethesda, Md
UPI
National Institutes of Health
NIH
W. French Anderson
Michael Blaese
Steven Rosenberg
National Cancer Institute
Jeremy Rifkin
Foundation
Washington
Rifkin
Rosenberg
Food and Drug Administration
Anderson
FDA
Martin Cline
University of California-Los Angeles
Italy
Israel
Charles Epstein
University of California-San Francisco
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