A man paralysed from the neck down less than five years ago has gained a First Class Honours degree in Politics and Philosophy. Rob Camm, 23, used head movements to control his computer’s mouse pointer along with voice-recognition software to write his thesis.
This is yet another example of how assistive technology can complement the hard work and determination of disabled people to produce incredible achievements.
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Google has opened its first research centre dedicated to technology that supports disability and sensory impairment.
November 16th was Charles Bonnet Syndrome day. Matt Harrison, one of our associates, has the condition and wrote this poem to reflect his own experience. It’s
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