Program Description
Recorded: May 11, 2023 – Please join Maine CITE for a presentation by Lianna Genovese, CEO and Founder of ImaginAble Solutions. Lianna will share information about Guided Hands, the Canadian winner of the James Dyson Award.
Guided Hands is an assistive device that enables people with limited hand mobility to write, paint, draw, and access technology through touch-screen devices. Guided Hands uses a unique sliding system that promotes controlled and guided hand movements as the user holds a handpiece tailored to their level of hand impairment.
Presenter
Lianna Genovese – Lianna Genovese is the CEO & Founder of ImaginAble Solutions, a social impact company headquartered in Hamilton, Ontario that specializes in creating assistive technology to improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. At the age of 19, Lianna invented Guided Hands, the company’s international award-winning assistive device that enables people with limited hand mobility to write, paint, draw and access technology. Lianna holds a Bachelor of Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering from McMaster University where she created the first prototype of Guided Hands for her friend living with Cerebral Palsy. Now, at the age of 23, Lianna has received 27 awards, including the James Dyson Engineering Award, Arthritis Society People’s Choice Award, and YWCA Women of Distinction Young Trailblazer, and has made a significant impact on the lives of people with disabilities across the world!
Resources
Resources discussed in webinar:
Guided Hands Assistive Device Demo & Adaptations PowerPoint – PDF
Guided Hands Assistive Device Demo & Adaptations Handout – PDF
Rev: 5/10/2023