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Bapin: The devices we use now have become
smaller and smaller.

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Nothing is the 20 pounds of years ago.

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Now our devices are
as light as a pound or less.

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So times have changed.

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Bryan: Assistive technology
is a kind of tool or system

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to give us access in our
everyday lives and our workplace

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to level the playing field
with our able-bodied peers.

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Chris: Without assistive technology,

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I would not have been able
to teach very well.

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Scott: It comes back to now I have
equal access to the information.

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Equal access to communication.

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And I'm able to be
the person that I want to be.

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Scott: I have my braille
display paired to my iPhone.

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Chris: I can use the camera to zoom in on the
label and read the words much more easily.

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Bapin: I could write on paper,
but I couldn't read.

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Using the Perkins Brailler to type braille

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meant that I could review
what I was writing.

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I was thrilled.

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Chris: My name is Chris Woodfill.

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Scott: Hi, my name is Scott Davert.

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Bryan: My name is Bryan Ward.

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Bapin: I am Anindya Bhattacharyya.

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But I am more often
known by my nickname, Bapin.

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Bryan: Honestly, for me,
without assistive technology,

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my life would be very isolated.

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Scott: It connects me with people.

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It makes me feel more included in society
than just sitting home doing nothing.

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Technology, thank you, thank you, thank you.

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I now feel like I'm
more of a full person again.

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