Health and FitnessThis category offers a wide range of apps from exercises, breathing techniques, diet trackers to sleep. No matter what your level of mobility, these apps can help anyone strengthen their mind, body, and soul. - Apps for People Using Wheelchairs - Accessories - For Kids - Health & Fitness - Games & Entertainment - Travel - Reference & News - Productivity - Assistive Technology - Medical
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1. Physiotherapy Exercises - This app displays over 600 exercises for people with spinal cord injuries and other neurological conditions. You can filter the search through a variety of categories such as condition, body part, equipment available and age categories. The purpose of this app is to improve strength, flexibility and fitness. It was created to promote an independent lifestyle by creating exercises that do not require manual handling from physical therapists.
2. RaceYourWorld Pro - With a setting specifically for wheelchair users, this app organizes and saves paths from your workouts and records and stores your personal statistics of each workout. The information is automatically sent to raceyourworld.com where a user profile must be made in order to see the results of previous workouts. These statistics are then submitted to the website's global competition which enables you to compare your statistics with the rest of the world. This app is ideal for an individual at any level of athleticism that is looking to monitor and improve their athletic performance.
3. Myotomes - This app tests neurological motor skills by administering self examinations that pertain to the movement associated with each vertebrae. Divided into categories of upper limbs, lowers limbs and reflexes, the entire nervous system is covered by listing the muscle movement and nerves that are controlled by each vertebra.
4. Breathe - Many of those who have suffered from spinal cord injury have difficulty controlling their breathing at first and may continue to have breathing complications. Along with rehabilitation, this app guides the user through exercises to control their breathing through varied breathing patterns. It also serves as a means of relaxation and meditation with colorful, entrancing graphics. Optimized for: iPod, iPhone 3.0 or later 
5. Calorie Tracker - For wheelchair users, losing weight can come as somewhat of a challenge. However, Livestrong.com has produced an app that helps approach weight loss in an easier, more organized fashion. Calorie Tracker works with its online database to give you a comprehensive list of over 600,000 foods and exercise items that allow you to track your caloric intake for the day. This is a simple way to be mindful of your eating and a sure way to shed the pounds. 
6. Digital Sunscreen - Enjoy a day at the beach without worrying about getting sunburned. This handy app lets you know the UV index at your given location as well as the UV forecast. Based on personal data such as skin type and SPF, the app alerts you when you need to reapply sunscreen. Skin care is important to everyone especially wheelchair users; this is a perfect way to keep your skin and body healthy while you relax on the sand. 
7. iStretch - Stretch and lengthen your upper body while sitting in your chair. Not only will it ease your sore muscles, it will relieve stress and tension in your neck, shoulders and upper back leaving you feeling more relaxed and ready to unwind from your day. 
8. Proactive Sleep Alarm Clock - This app's innovative features include a sleep and habit diary that tracks sleep amount, time of sleep, difficulty falling to sleep, in addition to mood, productivity, exercise, diet, caffeine, alcohol, and medication use. You can wake up to your choice of three songs from your iTunes library and you can even shuffle them if you're trying to catch more beauty rest. But when you can finally pry your eyes open, you will be greeted by a game that stimulates your mind and measures your grogginess. 
9. White Noise - Thunder. Rainfall. Waves. A cat purring. A heart beat. These ambient noises relax your mind and ease you into a dreamlike state. This app comes complete with a sound shutoff timer that saves the life of your battery. It is extremely beneficial for those that have difficulty falling asleep or just need some time to clear your mind. 
10. Meditations for Overcoming Life's Stresses and Strains - Reknown author and cancer specialist, Dr. Bernie Siegal created this app to reduce the stress in people's lives by guiding them on an introspective journey to find and comfort the root of negative thoughts, issues of your past and grief through affirmations and digital imagery. This meditation will help you find inner peace and may allow you to sleep better and fight fatigue. 
Assistive Technology Training Online Project The Assistive Technology Training Online Project (ATTO) provides information on AT applications that help students with disabilities learn in elementary classrooms.
Abledata: ComputersABLEDATA provides objective information on assistive technology and rehabilitation equipment available from domestic and international sources to consumers, organizations, professionals, and caregivers within the United States. We serve the nation's disability, rehabilitation, and senior communities.
AbilityHub: Assistive Technology SolutionsInformation on adaptive equipment and alternative methods for accessing computers.
A Reeve Foundation Fact Sheet on Assistive Technology - Computers (PDF)
Camera MouseThe Camera Mouse uses a standard USB camera to convert head and finger motions into computer mouse pointer movements.
The CyberlinkBrain Actuated Technologies has developed this unique, futuristic system enabling hands-free control of a mouse cursor to power video games and other electronic products. The Cyberlink device, reminicent of a science fiction gadget, utilizes a headband with sensors that detect electrical signals made from subtle facial muscle and eye movements as well as from brain wave activity.
Dragon SystemsVoice activation at its finest, the Dragon Systems technology is used not only to operate laptops and pda's but can even control multimedia centers, navigation systems, mobile phones and much more.
laesieworks.com: Computer AccessIt's can be very important for a quadriplegia to have very good access to normal computer & software, even when laying flat in bed. This page is about how I do it. No, that dot is nothing religious! With that dot I control my computer.
Origin Instruments CorporationThis company manufactures The HeadMouse Extreme which translates head motions into computer mouse pointer movements. They also offer other helpful accessories such as soft and smart type keyboards, a sip and puff switch and a dragger utility for manipulating the left and right buttons of the standard mouse.
Prentke Romich CompanyFor complete computer control, visit this site which offers just about every possible device for accessibility from specialized keyboards to the headmouse.
Quad-JoyThis hands-free system was developed by a quadriplegic who, fueled by his own needs, figured a way to operate his computer using a joystick controlled mouse. The mouse works by sip and puff.
The Talking DesktopHands-free computer operation becomes possible with this voice activated software. Through speech recognition, the talking desktop will guide you through virtually any computer function.
TrackerProThe TrackerPro technology allows for cursor control to function through head pointing using a unit which is located on the top of the computer. The unit tracks head movements by the user and then converts the motions into computer mouse operations.
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