How Microsoft used tech to help people with ALS regain mobility

[Windows Central]

Every year approximately 6,000 people are diagnosed with the immobilizing disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Microsoft wants to give them and other mobility-challenged individuals the technology to regain some of their lost autonomy.

ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, is a progressive neurological disease that affects the nerve cells responsible for controlling voluntary muscle movement. It robs a person of the ability to walk, use their limbs, talk and even breathe independently.

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