Gimpy Mumpy

bBook

There is an excellent post over at The Red Ferret Journal about the new bBook, a braille iPod like device for reading ebooks.  As the folks at RFJ mention most blind literary lovers will opt for audiobooks, however the bBook will be a great bit of gear for deaf blind book lovers.

via The Red Ferret Journal and Mobilemag

WL-16RIII Robotic Legs

What a terrific week for Gimp Gear! 

The WL-16RIII Robotic Legs are being haled as a "wheelchair substitute" however similar to the TankChair covered earlier this week these robo legs are leaps and bounds beyond your standard ambulatory devices.

via Slashdot and OhGizmo! 

Beans! Now with all the nutritional value but less flatulence!

Beans beans the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot! Or perhaps not.  Scientists have found that fermenting beans reduces the toxic after effects flatulence.  Who knew??

Now that's more like it!

TankChair

I'm not sure what I am more excited about, TankChair's gimpy design hottness or the fact that today I saw posts about TankChair on multiple non-gimp websites. 

Crip World Domination is truly on it's way! 

Via MedGadget and Jalopnik

Amputee denied admittance to pub

According to the Mirror, Brenda Jackson a right arm amputee was refused entry to a pub by the doorman who claimed her prosthetic arm could be used as a weapon.  The incident is apparently under investigation.  Hmmmm......I wonder how the pub will fare under the long arm of the law?

Extreme Chairing Trail Ride 2006

Extreme Chairing hosts Trail Ride 2006.  The 2 day 40 mile event will be held on August 26th.  70% of funds raised will go towards SCI research and the remaining 30% will go towards the annual costs of running Extreme Chairing. 
Click here to sign up for the event!

Mumpy Mascot

Everyone needs a Mumpy Mascot...
I came to this conclusion after a somewhat surreal visit to the physical rehabilitation facilities at my hospital yesterday.  Everyone came up to me and loudly pronounced that I was so strong, that I was working so hard and that I was making so much progress.  This time, unlike last week with the lady who went on and on about how I was so brave, it was the patients speaking and acting out not the hospital staff.  They approached me in the gym, they stopped me in the hallways and with silly grins and booming voices they announced my amazing progress, yes my miracle status, to the entire lobby.  Hmmmm......me, the Mumpster an inspiration? a miracle?  No, really I do not want that kind of praise.  I'm not an inspiration.  I just go in there and fight for my gains and work hard towards my treatment goals. 
If watching me struggle to walk and watching me exercise through tears makes these people feel better about their carpal tunnel or their sprained ankle, then I suppose they can keep on staring.  But let's make it official.  I would much rather be a rallying mascot than the token inspirational gimp.  At least then I would have a costume to hide inside of!

Hippity Hoppity Crip World Domination's on it's way!

LASIK@Home Do-It-Yourself Eye Surgery

Guy wants to sell you do-it-yourself eye laser surgery kits, what could possibly go wrong?  Hehehe, not sure if he's serious or not but according to his website Dr. Amir Khadim wants to sell you his LASIK@Home kit.  *shudder* Scary.

Via OhGizmo!, via Digg