Robotic aid helped improve balance, gait in children with cerebral palsy Timmy Broderick By Timmy Broderick July 24, 2024

https://www.statnews.com/2024/07/24/cerebral-palsy-jama-study-modest-benefit-walking-exoskeleton/?utm_campaign=morning_rounds&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8msFimvG1nWPasb8QFfLLT170snUzZTxLWE_MZ5vadtTL8j6vi2JO6Vyjp-rGdXtAAVSPpTi-aiWWZj9gj7RtyhZZm5A&_hsmi=317055438&utm_content=317055438&utm_source=hs_email Disability medicine corner: New accessibility legislation and new robot research STAT’s Timmy Broderick brings us two stories on the disability beat today: EXCLUSIVE: A key disability rights law might get a refresh: Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey will introduce legislation today to strengthen and extend a section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 with the goal of improving protections and working conditions for disabled federal employees and boosting accessibility on federal websites. The move comes one month after a federal employee sued the VA because the agency wouldn’t provide her with the tools she needed to do her job. Read more. A new robotic aid improved balance and gait for kids with cerebral palsy: Walking can be taxing for kids with cerebral palsy, but new research from a team in South Korea found that a robotic exoskeleton helped to modestly improve children’s gait, balance, and motor functioning. Read more on the growth of robotic-assisted gait training in rehabilitative medicine.