WHERE THE HELL ARE MY GADGETS!

A friend of mine from Canada, Michael Mackenzie, posted this in our LinkedIn group, Abadi Accessiblity News.  This is what he said

Imagine you are a brilliant curious mind trapped in a body that doesn't 'operate' and you wait desperately for the tech creators of whizzards & apps to recognize your need to communicate and explore..


What insanity creates the redundancy of 100,000 Iphone apps yet ignores our massive and growing ageing population with a variety of physical challenges who are unable to use the proliferation of ever smaller, unintuitive tech gadgets and toys?

I need to answer and make 'phone calls', I need to explore the magnificent web, I want to read again, I want to watch the Documentary channel, I want to write poetry and journals about my life and experiences to enrich the lives of others. I am the virtual human, my limbs are virtually useless...WHERE THE HELL ARE MY GADGETS!

I did a little research and found gadgets for the hearing impaired and some for people who can't use their hands.  Here are a few

http://www.coolest-gadgets.com/20090107/vpad-helps-the-hearing-impaired-on-the-phone/

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-10205613-1.html

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2009/sep/23/gadgets-people-disabilities-phones