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  • Author(s): Blackman, A.
  • Source:
    TIME Magazine. 2/18/1991, Vol. 137 Issue 7, p70. 2p. 3 Color Photographs.
  • Additional Information
    • Subject Terms:
      CARE of people with disabilities; EQUIPMENT & supplies
    • Abstract:
      Describes some of the new equipment, and attitudes, that are helping the disabled overcome once insurmountable barriers and participate more directly in everyday life. DragonDictate, a system that enables one to dictate to a computer vocally and produce written words; Avery Diaphragm Pacer, a battery-powered transmitter that causes the diaphragm to contract, simulating natural breathing; Flex Foot; Seattle Foot; Laptops that `talk'; Technological advances; Costs.