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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 Related Items in Business Week The New Workforce A tight labor market gives the disabled the chance to make permanent inroads http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673022.htm Some companies that offer job opportunities for the disabled http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673023.htm Artificial Eyes, Turbine Hearts Mechanical body parts could someday make disabilities irrelevant http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673025.htm Artificial organs and their availability dates http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673026.htm Commentary: A Kind Act Indeed http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673027.htm Vinton Cerf on How the Net Aids the Disabled The cyber pioneer sees a whole new world opening up http://www.businessweek.com/2000/00_12/b3673028.htm
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