KCTS 9 Connects/ALS Help - August 5, 2011
- KCTS 9 Connects
ALS Help
Engineering students in Vancouver, BC develop new inventions and technology to help make life easier for people with ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig's Disease.
About The Episode
Can technology help people who are living with ALS? In this episode, we take a look at a University of British Columbia engineering competition that challenges students to improve the quality of life for ALS patients.
Related Links:
UBC Team Wins ALSBC Innovation Award
ALS Association Evergreen Chapter
About "KCTS 9 Connects"
Each week KCTS 9 Connects takes viewers beyond the headlines of Northwest news, issues, and politics. With timely and insightful newsmaker interviews and the lively, incisive perspective of our Insiders Roundtable, KCTS 9 Connects sheds new light on the critical issues and topics important to people of the Northwest. Our mission is to expose new stories, explore issues from new perspectives, and provide new insight from diverse voices.
About the Host, Enrique Cerna
Enrique Cerna is the co-creator, host, and executive producer of the weekly current affairs program KCTS 9 Connects. He is a five time Northwest Regional Emmy Award winner with more than 37 years of experience in the Seattle broadcast market. Enrique joined KCTS 9 in 1995. In 2003, The Seattle Weekly honored him with a Best of Seattle Editors' Choice selection as Best TV Host. In 2006, Seattle Magazine named Enrique one its 26 most influential people of the year for his broadcast work.
Comments
It is 4:30 am as I write this, not able to sleep and fortunately saw an article on PBS about the Design Competition established by Jim McEwen.
Many years ago my Father, Jim Clark passing away from his ALS. During his decline into the disease, one of the major daily problems became interaction with clothing. I am sure you find this
Through this experience and also through working in Disability support at UBC for 10 years, it became more and more evident to me that the Fashion/Garment Industry needed encouragement to embrace the clothing needs of the ALS community and all People with disabilities.
In responce to this I have launched the 1st Annual Fashion Moves Garment Design Competition to create a bridge between the Fashion/Garment Industry and People with disabilities.
I look forward to an opportunity to chat with you about this work and explore ways that your organization and all ALS organizations can become involved.
Thank you for your time. Bye for now.
Ruth J Clark
Fashion Moves
Kamloops, B.C.
250-314-1849
www.fashionmovescompetition.blogspot.com
fashionmoves@earthlink.net
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