Enabling Technologies
From: Business Week - March 20, 2000

Despite strong anti-discrimination laws and a good job market, only a quarter
of 54 million disabled adults in the United States have jobs. Many companies,
foreseeing an exploding market for the disabled in conjunction with aging
baby boomers, one-third of whom will have a disability at some point in their
lives, are developing new assistive technology. Such technology enables the
disabled to better see computer screens, hear telephone calls, talk when
lacking speech, or use a word processor without typing. These technologies
are not simply a boon to the developers and the users, but to employers as
well, as they find fresh talent among a group of people who would otherwise
not be working or by allowing valuable senior employees to remain vital
members of the workforce.
http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673024.htm

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