Disabled Still Means Able.

Most people would agree that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has opened many plausible doors to those of us with physical limitations, doors that were at first firmly closed to some. Now, we need to open our own mental doors.

With today's computers, the disabled can open those doors. The many advantages of the computer age and the freedom that the Internet has to offer us all are astounding. And make no mistake, that small word "all" is most important in a disabled persons world. To be thought of as one, is of the utmost importance to anyone. Read and understand how the thoughts of the noted psychologist, Abraham Maslow, apply to every one of us. His hierarchy of basic survival needs describes the inclusionary needs of all people; all people that are disabled or not.

My wife and I were a little leery of buying a computer just for our sake but we started to think of our daughter's needs first. Technology is constantly advancing in today's world so we knew that our daughter would need it to progress, we just didn't know that it would also help us to progress as well. The out-of-pocket expense of a computer is, at first, a sizeable amount, but the benefits to our daughter in her schoolwork and what we have learned …