The Next Brainiacs
Humanity's design specs are back on the drawing board. Meet the pioneers of
tomorrow's mind-machine interface. This is the story of the most fearless
entrepreneur ever: the human brain. 
From: Wired Magazine
By: John Hockenberry mailto:john.hockenberry@nbc.com

When you think disability, think zeitgeist. I'm serious. We live at a time
when the disabled are on the leading edge of a broader societal trend toward
the use of assistive technology. With the advent of miniature wireless tech,
electronic gadgets have stepped up their invasion of the body, and our
concept of what it means and even looks like to be human is wide open to
debate. Humanity's specs are back on the drawing board, thanks to some
unlikely designers, and the disabled have a serious advantage in this
conversation. They've been using technology in collaborative, intimate ways
for years - to move, to communicate, to interact with the world. 

Read the complete story at:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/9.08/assist.html