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From the DJ booth, man with ALS taps into tech to brighten future for all
Masatane Muto slowly maneuvers the controller on his power wheelchair with his right hand to move around his Tokyo office. He can barely move his body on his own and needs the help of a colleague to take occasional sips from the straw in his ...
Notes by Japanese farmer with ALS on the joy of life now a book
Notes left by a farmer who lived for 33 years with the muscle-wasting disease known as ALS have been compiled into a book, giving voice to the personal experience of someone living with the affliction. Shigeru Matsumoto, a former head of the Japan Amyotrophic Lateral ...
Man with ALS prevented from testifying on disability bill demands Diet rethink its habits
A man with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis says the Diet needs to work harder on accommodating people with disabilities after he was prevented from appearing as a committee witness last week.
Former NFL and Alabama football player Kevin Turner has died after battling Lou Gehrig's disease. He was 46. Turner's father released a statement on Facebook Thursday announcing the death of the former Crimson Tide fullback, which was also posted to the Kevin Turner Foundation's website. Turner ...
The ice bucket challenge is a charity stunt that has lured athletes, celebrities, politicians and rock stars and gone viral on the Internet — but don't look for U.S. diplomats to get in on the fun. Lawyers at the State Department have banned American ambassadors ...
Former U.S. President George W. Bush took the ice bucket challenge, then nominated former President Bill Clinton to do it next. The challenge has caught on with notable figures participating in the campaign to raise money for the fight against ALS, or Lou Gehrig's disease. In ...
U.S. ice bucket challenge picked up by Japan's movers and shakers
A U.S.-based social media challenge daring people to douse themselves with buckets of ice water spreads to Japan, with celebrities from billionaire Masayoshi Son to singer Ayumi Hamasaki taking up the gauntlet to boost awareness of what is known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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Phrase archive restores lost voices
Volunteers are reading out random lines of text to help people with Lou Gehrig's disease communicate in synthesized voices that sound more similar to theirs.
