Access technology, hands-free.
Tecla gives smart-device access to individuals with spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis (MS), ALS, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, brain injury, stroke, or anyone else who, due to disease or disability, finds it difficult to use a touchscreen.
Tecla gives a person access by wirelessly connecting to their switches or wheelchair driving controls. This way, a Tecla user can send and receive text messages, browse the web, read books, make and receive phone calls and do just about everything you can do with a smart device, completely hands-free.
To learn more about Tecla visit: http://gettecla.com
Komodo OpenLab, the company behind the Tecla Shield, is a not-just-for-profit organization that commercializes open and inclusive technologies. Its goal is to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities.
Tecla gives smart-device access to individuals with spinal cord injuries, multiple sclerosis (MS), ALS, muscular dystrophy, cerebral palsy, brain injury, stroke, or anyone else who, due to disease or disability, finds it difficult to use a touchscreen.
Tecla gives a person access by wirelessly connecting to their switches or wheelchair driving controls. This way, a Tecla user can send and receive text messages, browse the web, read books, make and receive phone calls and do just about everything you can do with a smart device, completely hands-free.
To learn more about Tecla visit: http://gettecla.com
Komodo OpenLab, the company behind the Tecla Shield, is a not-just-for-profit organization that commercializes open and inclusive technologies. Its goal is to improve the daily lives of people with disabilities.
Location: Canada, Ontario, Toronto
Phone: +1 888-429-8033
Founded date: 2010
Investors 1
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Mentions in press and media 5
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| 25.07.2019 | TMCx announces its next medical device cohort with 5 startups hailing from Houston | The Texas Medical Center's startup accelerator, TMCx, has added 19 companies from all around the world to join its medical device family. The TMC Innovation Institute team narrowed down 140 applications to 40 for the second round of the pro... |
| 03.08.2017 | 29 Canadian companies named semi-finalists in 43North global competition | 43North, a Buffalo, New York-based competition awarding a grand prize of $1 million to one startup, has announced 134 semi-finalists. Among them are 29 Canadian companies from cities like Toronto, Halifax, and Kitchener. Some of this year’s... |
| 24.04.2017 | Tecla expands its accessibility features for users with limited mobility to IOT devices | For the past seven years, the Canadian technology developer Komodo Openlabs has been working on a device called Tecla that allow users with limited mobility to control electronic devices. Designed for users who have trouble operating smartp... |
| 05.08.2016 | Tecla’s tech makes Pokémon Go more accessible for wheelchair users | Toronto-based B corporation Komodo OpenLab thought Pokémon Go using its Tecla product, an assistive hardware device designed to make it easier to use smartphones, tablets and users for people who might not generally be able to interact with... |
| - | Rogers’ Next Big Idea IOT contest wraps with final pitch competition | The first annual Next Big Idea IOT contest culminated on November 15 with a pitch session to an expert panel of judges from NBI IOT partners Rogers Communications and Ryerson Futures. After months of searching and dozens of applicants, the ... |