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Exclamations, Grants, Money, and Move
After our amazing discovery, the lab exploded into a flurry of electrified activity! We invited my doctor and collaborator on the project, Dr. Mark Pyle, to come and see for himself what we discovered. Within a few days, Dr. … Continue reading
Posted in Beginnings, Biomedical Research, Clinical Research, Disability, Discovery, Gravity, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Physical Therapy, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, Cambria Wisconsin, cheryl schiltz, Dr. Mark Pyle, Ed Fisher, gentamicin, madison, Mike Rosen, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, TDU, Tim Banks, University of Wisconsin, Wicab, wisconsin, Yuri Danilov
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What if….
With the results from the initial trials in, we pondered how, for that small amount of time after using the TDU, the changes in my ability to maintain a balanced position were occurring. No one knew, but I was certainly … Continue reading
Posted in Clinical Research, Disability, Gentamicin, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Uncategorized, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, Clinical trial, gentamicin, madison, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, TDU, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Yuri Danilov
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A Jettison Back to the Future, 1998-1999
When I was introduced to my disability I was also introduced to a lot of amazing people, each who had been introduced to the same condition from the same antibiotic as I had been. That guy really gets around, … Continue reading
Posted in Aminoglycosides, Disability, Gentamicin, Non Fiction, Oscillopsia, Ototoxicity, Perception, Research, Self Help, Vestibular System
Tagged antibiotics, brainport, cheryl schiltz, Dr. Owen Black, gentamicin, Legacy Health Systems, Lynn Brown, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, The Oprah Winfrey Show, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Wobblers Anonymous
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The Maze
The moment had arrived! It was time to see what this sensory substitution stuff was all about. Mitch showed me to a seat in front of a computer screen and a metal box with a knob sticking out of the … Continue reading
Posted in Disability, Disability Noise, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Research, Self Help, Sensory Substitution, Tongue Display Unit, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, Kurt Kaczmarek, madison, Mitchell Tyler, norman doidge, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin, Yuir Danilov
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Understanding DisABILITY
To understand something we usually try to learn as much as we can about it, right? Well, I learned that disability falls into the search for understanding category as well. The Reading Girl by Magni, National Gallery of Art, Washington, … Continue reading
Posted in Acceptance, Disability, Gentamicin, Independent Living, Inspiration, Motivation, Non Fiction, Ototoxicity, Perception, Rehabilitation, Self Help, Transition, Understanding Disability, Vestibular System
Tagged brainport, cheryl schiltz, gentamicin, madison, norman doidge, Oscillopsia, ototoxiciity, paul bach-y-rita, perception, silencing the noise of disability, United States, University of Wisconsin, wisconsin
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