8 Gadgets for Disabled Computer Users

A Braille PDA, a foot mouse, a breath-controlled device that allows computer users to move a cursor around a screen by blowing into a microphone.

There are several gadgets on the market right now, and more on the horizon, that make it easier for people with disabilities to use computers, and TakePart.com reviews some of their favorites.

You don't have to be disabled to want the futuristic-looking, LED-lit, ergonomic Gravitonus work station (above), but it was designed for people who are paralyzed. Among its many features is a special attachment that aligns three screens with the user's best field of vision in any body position. It also has surround-sound and a subwoofer built into the back of the seat so the sound is felt, not just heard.

Photo: Gravitonus.com

http://www.takepart.com/news/2010/05/25/8-gadgets-for-disabled-computer-users - via takepart

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the ONLY problem with 99% of these products is PRICE.
Its NOT that they COST that much to make, its that you are PAYING for a product that is LESS KNOWN/USED and the time between sales.
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Here's a little-known fact: My grandparents lived in Seattle and were neighbors/friends with the insurance agent that had written the policy on the Narrows bridge. When the bridge failed and the state went to collect on the policy and get the ball rolling on reconstruction, it turned out that since (at the time) it was considered the most modern, well-designed suspension bridge in the world, the agent had made the desision to not tell his superiors that he had written the policy and had been pocketing th premiums. The company was forced to honor the policy, as the state had all of the properly signed and notarized policy documents, but I guess they were pretty unhappy with their agent. I do not know what, if anything happened to him punishment-wise as a result.
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Its interesting that the picture on the post is of a Washington Bridge. Last night we just had a bridge that connects Burlington and Mt Vernon in WA collapse. Awesome thing about it is that its the I-5 bridge and if you live on the West coast you are probably familiar with this little stretch of road. A popular theory is that a semi-truck might have hit it. All four lanes and 3 cars went in the water but no fatalities.
http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Collapsed-Mount-Vernon-bridge-built-in-1955-208816941.html
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