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1.I don't have anyone in my life who has hearing loss but I can see the usefulness of having a hearing aid that looks like Bluetooth earbuds, they would help you fit in and you would feel more normal 

2.I have worked with a couple people who are disabled but none with spinal injuries, I would like to learn more about this but right now I have no experience with this

3.I can relate to taking a nice walk and tiring out my legs so having one of these to take a quick rest on would be a huge relief to my legs then I can go on my way without cramping

4.I don't know anyone with severe anxiety or autism but my sister get very anxious before a big show (she does ballet) but when she sits on me or my mom's lap or gets hugged by either of us she calms down pretty quickly so I can see great usefulness for kids with anxiety and I can see this in theatres

5.I can relate to feeling like you are alone and the only communication you get with the outside world is through strangers on the internet so I can see how a communal activity like sewing can be emulated through these mini-machines 

6.As I said before I have no relations with disabled people so I don't have much to talk about here but I can understand how you may want to "wear your disability with pride" and instead of trying to hide it, show the world who you really are

Suprised With

1.I was surprised that the splint wood bending technology  could be so useful for things other than just splints 

2.I did not know that there were already commercially available exoskeletons, I have seen videos of the military (DARPA) developing exoskeletons for soldiers so that they can carry more weight though I did not think that the technology would be so commonly available to our society and I just think that it is very cool

3.i was surprised and intrigued by the tongue receptor and I thought it was cool that we are able to so accurately track these things without the need for cameras

4.I was surprised by the fact that Temple Grandin worked on the squeeze chair, I thought it was someone else who had worked on the cow calmer and I thought it was that person who worked on the squeeze chair

Disagreed With

I disagree with the main premise of the article in that not all technology is assistive, for example, some weapons. Some weapons (Such as the famous double-edged sword) are harmful to both the attacker and the attacker and I believe that this is non-assistive technology.

Favorite Device

The Tongue Thingy