Graphic designer Emma Lawton was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years agoat the age of 29. Now, with the help of a BBC project and Haiyan Zhang,Microsoft Research Cambridge's innovation director, she's been able to use a wearable device to reclaim her lifelong passion for drawing and sketching.
The Big Life Fixis a BBC series that got underway Wednesday. Lawton was featured in the first episode of the series, which focuseson people in need who turn to some of the United Kingdom's top inventors for solutions to problems that affect their day-to-day life.
Other projects being tackled by the show include a solution for a terminally ill photographer who can nolonger operate a camera, and the construction of a specialized BMX bike for a child born with no hands or feet.
Parkinson's disease can cause sufferer's hands to shake uncontrollably, making even simple actions almost impossible to carry out. Lawton's tremor was becoming so severe that her career as a graphic designer was in serious jeopardy, according to a report from MS Power User.
Read More
The Big Life Fixis a BBC series that got underway Wednesday. Lawton was featured in the first episode of the series, which focuseson people in need who turn to some of the United Kingdom's top inventors for solutions to problems that affect their day-to-day life.
Other projects being tackled by the show include a solution for a terminally ill photographer who can nolonger operate a camera, and the construction of a specialized BMX bike for a child born with no hands or feet.
Parkinson's disease can cause sufferer's hands to shake uncontrollably, making even simple actions almost impossible to carry out. Lawton's tremor was becoming so severe that her career as a graphic designer was in serious jeopardy, according to a report from MS Power User.
Read More
No comments:
Post a Comment