The computer age has changed many things for many people, but
for the disabled the computer has ultimately changed their entire
life. Not only has it made life exceedingly easier for all disabled
age groups, it has also made them able to be more employable in the
work force. Previously unemployable people can now gain the self
esteem from fully supporting themselves. Computers have given them
the advantages of motion were it had not previously existed.
Disabled children now have the advantage to grow up knowing that
they can one day be a competent adult, that won't have to rely on
someone else for their every need. Windows 95 has made many
interesting developments toward making life easier for the nearly
blind and for the deaf, including on screen text to synthesize
speech or Braille, and adaptive hardware that transforms a
computers audible cues into a visual format. Computers have given
the limited back their freedom to be an active part of the human
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According to the Americans with Disabilities Acts, any office
that has a staff of more than fifteen people now has to provide
adaptive hardware and software on their computers, so that workers
with disabilities can accomplish many tasks independently. Before
this Act was passed the disabled were normally passed over for jobs
because of their handicap, now however employers can be assured
that people with disabilities can work in the work place just like
people without disabilities. The self esteem disabled individuals
have gained from the experience to work and be self supporting, is
immeasurable.
Computerized wheelchairs have given disabled people a whole new
perception on life. It has given them the mobility to go just about
anywhere they want to go. It has given them the ability to explore
an unknown world, and progress...