Latest robotics and assistive technology products from over 30 countries will be showcased at a Dubai exhibition later this year, a press statement said.

Scheduled to be held from February 9-11 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the AccessAbilities Expo will showcase products catering to a wide spectrum of disabilities and disorders including neurological and physical disabilities, according to the statement.

Exhibitors will be displaying products including aids for leisure and sports for the disabled such as running prostheses for recreational athletes; leg prosthesis systems that virtually make replication of physiological human gait possible; pre-hospital medical equipment; folding electric mobility scooters; specially designed cars allowing driving directly from the wheelchair;  high-definition silicone, orthotic, mobility devices; power wheelchairs; innovative solutions for sound sensory stimulation; voice synthesizers; Braille readers; and wireless monitoring devices and special tools and software that enhance language and learning through a simple reading protocol.

Majed Mohtadi, managing director and owner of East Gate Global FZE, distributors of Luggie Scooters, a versatile foldable travel scooter, said: “Technology has become a key to successful community participation. The innovative use of technology has changed the focus from people with disabilities as requiring treatment and intervention to empowering them and making them more independent through inclusion and community participation.”

Ladislav Brazdil Jr., sales and marketing manager, Elbee, a special vehicle for wheelchair users enabling them to drive directly from the wheelchair, said that technology has made a tremendous impact on many lives. He added: “Many of our users, who were never able to leave their home earlier, got their freedom of movement back and became much more independent. At AccessAbilities Expo, we would like to present Elbee in the Middle East for the first ever time to let people know that this unique product is there for them.” -TradeArabia News Service