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Williesha Morris Contributor Williesha Morris has been a journalist and freelancer off-and-on for over a decade. When she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s reading, playing video games or chatting about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In 2011, a product developer named Fred Davison read an article about inventor Ken Yankelevitz and his QuadControl video game controller for quadriplegics.\u00a0At the time, Yankelevitz was on the verge of retirement. Davison wasn\u2019t a gamer, but he said his mother, who had the progressive neurodegenerative disease ALS, inspired him to pick up where Yankelevitz was about to leave off. Launched in 2014, Davison\u2019s QuadStick represents the latest iteration of the Yankelevitz controller \u2014 one that has garnered interest across a broad range of industries.\u00a0 \u201cThe QuadStick\u2019s been the most rewarding thing I\u2019ve ever been involved in,\u201d Davison told TechCrunch. \u201cAnd I get a lot of feedback as to what it means for [disabled gamers] to be able to be involved in these games.\u201d Laying the groundwork Erin Muston-Firsch, an occupational therapist at Craig Hospital in Denver, says adaptive gaming tools like the QuadStick have revolutionized the hospital\u2019s therapy team.\u00a0 Six years ago, she devis… Click below to read the full story from TechCrunch
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Williesha Morris Contributor Williesha Morris has been a journalist and freelancer off-and-on for over a decade. When she\u2019s not writing, she\u2019s reading, playing video games or chatting about the Marvel Cinematic Universe. 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