By John M. Williams
Every Wednesday morning in BW Online's Daily Briefing, John Williams' Assistive Technology column can help you learn what's hot and what's not in this exploding market. As disabled people become an increasingly important part of the American workforce, John critiques the new technologies and products that help the disabled to realize their potential as successful, productive employees. John knows this market inside and out -- he has 25 years of experience writing about disability issues. Follow his columns, collected here -- so you can stay in the know.
Have any comments, or topics you'd like to see John cover? Drop him a line at JMMAW@aol.com
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December
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Dec. 29 | | A Look at Some of 2000's Most Promising Products
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Dec. 22 | | Making Houses of God Truly Open to Everybody
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Dec. 15 | | Toys for Tots with Disabilities
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Dec. 8 | | Empowering the Disabled via the Web
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Dec. 1 | | Disabled Student-Scientists Have a Friend in Washington
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November
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Nov. 30 | | An FCC Plan to Help the Blind Follow the Action on TV
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Nov. 23 | | A Home Run for the Disabled: Health Insurance Security
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Nov. 17 | | Jami Goldman's Run for the Gold -- on Prosthetic Legs
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Nov. 10 | | Can Visually Impaired Surfers Get Around on Your Web Site?
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Nov. 3 | | An Open Letter to Dave, a Quadriplegic
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October
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Oct. 27 | | Software That Lets Doctors Spend More Time with Patients
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Oct. 20 | | Gates's Play for the Disabled Market Is More Than PR
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Oct. 13 | | A Distress Call for Emergency Towing Services
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Oct. 6 | | Gaze and Click, Gaze and Type
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September
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Sept. 29 | | From NASA, a Web Search Tool for the Blind
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Sept. 22 | | A Chat with Richard Marriott
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Sept. 15 | | Making Access to the Ballot Box a Snap for Disabled Voters
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Sept. 1 | | Making Web Sites Easier for the Disabled to Use
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August
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Aug. 25 | | A Browser That Reveals the Web to the Blind
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Aug. 18 | | Products for the Hard of Hearing Need a Jolt of Consumer Activism
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Aug. 11 | | A Talk With Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich
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Aug. 4 | | Fore! Lowering The Handicaps for Golfers With Disabilities
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July
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July 27 | | How the ADA Has Changed America
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July 21 | | An FCC Ruling That Puts the Disabled in the Telecom Age
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July 15 | | Striving for "Genetically Acceptable" Kids Is Unacceptable
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July 7 | | Cerebral Palsy Doesn't Stop Her from Taking Your Call
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June
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June 30 | | Independence Day for Snoop Botten
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June 23 | | The Supreme Court Decisions: A Grand Slam for the ADA
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June 16 | | A New Lifeline for Hearing-Impaired Motorists Who Get Stranded
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June 9 | | My White House Visit -- and Chat with the President
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June 3 | | Opening Office 2000 to the Blind and Visually Impaired
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May
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May 19 | | A Conversation with Vinton Cerf, Part 2
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May 18 | | How the Force Will Be with Blind and Deaf Moviegoers
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May 12 | | Vinton Cerf: "Give the Disabled Net Access, and You Give Them Opportunity"
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May 5 | | It's a World Wide Web of Opportunity
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April
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Apr. 28 | | Controlling Stuttering: A Long Journey with a Computer Named Hal
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Apr. 21 | | Online School: A Boon for Disabled Students -- and Teachers
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Apr. 7 | | Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Eyeglasses That "Hear"
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Apr. 1 | | Is Microsoft Aiming to Dominate the Disability Market, Too?
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March
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Mar. 24 | | Electrode Implants Help Turn Thought into Action
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Mar. 10 | | Now, the Deaf Can Make Phone Calls at Work
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February
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Feb. 24 | | Crestar Bank's Investment in Disabled Customers and Workers
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Feb. 10 | | Seeing the Big Picture -- with Electronic Magnifying Gear
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January
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Jan. 13 | |
I Wrote This Column without Touching the Keyboard
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December
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Dec. 30 | |
Better, Smaller Listening Devices for the Hard of Hearing |
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Dec. 9 | |
This Bionic Arm Can Do It All
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November
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Nov. 25 | |
Computer, What Color Is My Tie? |
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Nov. 11 | |
At Last: A Filing Cabinet That Does All the Filing for You |
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October
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Oct. 28 | |
A Molar Mount That Helps People Speak Again |
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Oct. 7 | |
Speech Recognition and the Disabled |
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