One of the interesting things to consider here is one of the positive commercial aspects the internet has enabled.... the connection of smaller groups across the globe to affect change for their own benefit.... A small group of legally (or illegally, as Peter points out! LOL) blind people in one region of the world isn't a large market to cater to. But using the web, the larger market is more readily apparent. The DDN community is actually representative of that.
Andy Carvin wrote: > From CNET... -ac > > Devices help the blind cross tech divide > > Jerry Swerdlick runs a 15-employee company that resells computers and > devices that aid people with visual, hearing, learning and other > physical disabilities. Business is really booming these days, > Swerdlick said, as more and more manufacturers are building so-called > assistive technology gadgets to address a wide range of special needs > groups. And while he takes bigger and bigger orders from his clients, > the mere fact that he is able to spend many hours on the computer is a > testament to how far assistive technology designs have come in recent > years. > -- Taran Rampersad Presently in: San Fernando, Trinidad [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.knowprose.com http://www.easylum.net http://www.digitaldivide.net/profile/Taran Coming on January 1st, 2006: http://www.OpenDepth.com "Criticize by creating." — Michelangelo _______________________________________________ DIGITALDIVIDE mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.edc.org/mailman/listinfo/digitaldivide To unsubscribe, send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word UNSUBSCRIBE in the body of the message.
