“The Greatest”

Bringing Accessibility into the 21st Century

Accessibility is an old idea. Eyeglasses were developed in the 13th century. Hearing aids—ear trumpets—were invented 400 years later, around the time that a paraplegic clockmaker—wanting mobility— built the first wheelchair. In the early 19th century, Louis Braille developed a tactile language system that gave blind people access to the printed word. This kind of…

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