Controlling a computer without a keyboard (UCSC Ph.D's Google Fellowship) (news.ucsc.edu) 1 points by humblebatfarmer 5y ago ↗ HN
[–] humblebatfarmer 5y ago ↗ An inspiring story about an engineer with cerebral palsy at UCSC who's just won a Google fellowship to develop gesture based control systems.
[–] FroshKiller 5y ago ↗ Please don't say "wheelchair-bound." You'll notice the story you linked doesn't. Heck, it doesn't even use the word "wheelchair."Wheelchairs are tools that give their users more mobility, not something that binds them. [–] humblebatfarmer 5y ago ↗ Oh, Jeez - I'm so sorry, I hadn't even considered that. I appreciate you pointing that out
[–] humblebatfarmer 5y ago ↗ Oh, Jeez - I'm so sorry, I hadn't even considered that. I appreciate you pointing that out
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[ 2.4 ms ] story [ 20.3 ms ] threadWheelchairs are tools that give their users more mobility, not something that binds them.