Owen Cain, a disabled child who had a debilitating nerual disease baffled his parents, who tried to open him up to a world of education full of brilliant opportunities. Unfortuntately, Owen could not respond to any of the technology his parents presented to him. However, when the nurse left her boyfriend's ipad next to Owen's wheel-chair, everybody was surprised to see Owen playing guitar hero on the device when they came back. Due to the mobility, easy user interface, and sensitive touchscreen allows disabilities to easily have easy access to the rest of the world through the ipad. Many therapeutists recommend patients to use the ipad for its relatively cheap price and best bang for the buck.
However, despite its bang for the buck, families who do not have a steady source cannot afford to buy any sort of technology. In the modern world, up-to-date technologies, such as the ipad are the only way for handicaps to access the rest of society. Unfortuntately, medical insurance companies do not seem to offer advanced technological gear, including the ipad, to families who do seriously need them but do not have the money to buy them separately.
Thanks to the ipad, Owen has been making astronomical progress in the last few months. Already, he has started to laugh by reading simple picture books and comics throught he ipad. Now, after watching many episodes of Star Wars, he is a great advocate of the movie series. On the day before Halloween, Owen wrote to his parents that he wished to be Han Solo of Star Wars the next day.
from http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/nyregion/31owen.html?ref=handicapped
