Diversity Rules Magazine

10 Diversity Rules Magazine February 2017 Cipriani - Con't from page 9 our curriculum and plan out a series of studios each tri- mester that focus on real world and conceptual topics, from autonomous robots to educational games for Syr- ian refugees, and animations on driverless cars," said Rosa Weinburg, an Idea Engineer at NuVu. One of the tools NuVu students Grace Cassels and Jo- seph Cybul developed was Runny Babbit -- a toy that helps blind students, with some level of cerebral palsy, hone the skills needed to properly open their eyelids to insert a prosthetic. e bunny-shaped toy also teaches blind children vocabulary words for different regions of the face, to help remove anxiety around doctor visits. Creating Runny Babbit taught Cybul a lot about the human eye. He said, "I didn't know eyes could get so damaged, or that kids wore eye prosthetics," said the 17 year old from Boston. Runny Babbit was made with Eleanor in mind, and both Cassels and Cybul designed it to help children learn about their anatomy in a fun way. Cybul shares, "During the first half of the studio, we both worked on the design and overall idea, and then I moved on to working on the electronic components." e second tool that resulted from the NuVu trip to the Perkins School for the Blind was Shutes and Spec- tacles, developed by Richie Lourie and Drew Siegal. is marble chute features glasses with a hole for them to put a marble through, similar to putting in an ocular prosthetic. e marble then travels down several chutes, each with different patterns to create different noises, allowing the user to follow the marble to its final des- tination. Since the glasses come apart, several students can use it and customize the frames to fit which eye they need to work with. "Our goal would be to get Eleanor's therapist to use the device with Eleanor," said Siegal, 17. "And that it actually makes things better for her." In the past, NuVu has taught many studios related to disability since the school's inception, from playful prosthetics, to hacking wheelchairs, to occupational therapy toys for kids with cerebral palsy. To learn more about the school, visit https://cambridge.nuvustudio. com. Tired of sorting your pills? Chasing doctors for refi lls? Running to the pharmacy? PillPack manages all of this for you. We sort and deliver your meds at no extra cost to you. You'll only pay your co-pays and shipping is always free. Switch to the only pharmacy designed to fi t your life: 800-601-9921 CONVENIENT PACKAGING Never sort your medications AUTOMATIC REFILLS Never chase your prescriptions 24/7 CUSTOMER SUPPORT Always get the help you need DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR Never wait at the pharmacy A Help Button Should Go Where You Go! To be truly independent your personal emergency device needs to work on the go. At Home In the Car On a Walk On Vacation At the Park Shopping Traditional Help Buttons Stop paying for a help button that ONLY works at home! Call today and set yourself FREE! • No Contracts, No Hidden Fees, No Risk • Nationwide GPS Location Detection • 24/7/365 Emergency Response Center Order Now & Receive a FREE Lockbox! Place your door key in this box so that emergency personnel can get help to you even faster. FDA Registered Optional Fall Button™ $ 29 95 Value *Service availability and access/coverage on the AT&T network is not available everywhere and at all times. Fall Button™ does not detect 100% of falls. If able, users should always push their help button when they need assistance. Current GPS location may not always be available in every situation. MobileHelp is a registered trademark and Fall Button is a trademark of MobileHelp. Patented technology. MobileHelp is a FDA registered Medical Device Manufacturer. 1-800-699-3178 www.belocipriani.com

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