In the spirit of the 15th century artist and visionary Leonardo da Vinci, the da Vinci Awards honor the most innovative developments and research in adaptive and assistive technology that embrace the Universal Design Principle – an approach to the design of products, services and environments to be usable by as many people as possible regardless of age, ability or circumstance.

Funds raised through these awards support the National Multiple Sclerosis Society in their continuing efforts to aid those affected by multiple sclerosis.

The Annual da Vinci Awards will be held at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Dearborn, MI, on Friday, September 28, 2007.

Click the following link for more information on the upcoming 2007 awards ceremony, and see the links below to read about this year’s and previous years’ winners.

• 2007 Award Winners 
  EagleEyes – Boston College, MA
  FuelCall System – Inclusion Solutions, IL
  Handybar – Avenue Innovations Inc., Canada
  iBOT – Independence Technology, L.L.C. /Dean Kamen, NY
  PROPRIO FOOT – Ossur (International)
  WalkAide – Innovative Neurotronics, Inc.
  Lifetime Achievement Award:  Dr. Rory Cooper
  Spirit of da Vinci Award:  Dana Bowman
  Apprentice Award:  Grayson Rosenberger
  Founder’s Award: Roger McCarville
• 2006 Award Winners
  C-Leg – Otto Bock HealthCare, Germany
  Freedom Tent – BlueSky Designs & Eureka!, MN
  Motion Picture Access (MoPix®): Rear Window® Caption and DVS Theatrical® -       WGBH Media Access Group, MA
  NÜberwalker: Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training System – Institute                for Design Engineering & Applications, Northwestern University, IL
  PEBBLES – Telbotics, Canada
  Sendero GPS: Accessible GPS for the Blind – Sendero Group, CA
  Lifetime Achievement Award:  Lt. Col. Paul Pasquina
  Spirit of da Vinci Award: Rudy Garcia-Tolson
  Founders Award:  Maj. David Rozelle
• 2005 Award Winners
• Past Winnners