Virtualware travelled to the beautiful region of Murcia in Spain to interview Rafael Moreno, President of the Foundation Rafa Puede who spoke about the non-profit organization whose primary aim is to enhance the independence of people with disabilities, and its recent installation of VirtualRehab.
The Rafa Puede Foundation is an institution for research, development and the application of new technologies that can be used for the empowerment and integral development of persons with disabilities.
We live in a time when technological advances offer what were unimaginable opportunities for improving accessibility and improving control for people with disabilitie, just like VirtualRheab does.
Augmentative communication systems, cognitive stimulation and interaction with virtual environments for therapeutic purposes, like the VirtualRehab solution, already form some of the tools we use in our Foundation.
VirtualRehab fits perfectly into what we hope to achieve. It is an effective and easy to use product for therapists as well as for patients, offering an entertaining and motivating alternative to conventional rehabilitation.
Since the foundation offers the VirtualRehab system to other associations, professionals and stakeholders who are interested in knowing how it works, and we develop catered programs for individual users.
The recent addition of VirtualRehab Hands also broadens the possibilities of VirtualRehab by incorporating very interesting exercises to help develop fine motor skills of the hands.