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How One Man Helps Keep Game Controllers Accessible
capedgirardeau writes with a clipping from the AP about engineer Ken Yankelevitz: "[W]ith the retired Bozeman engineer's 70th birthday approaching, disabled gamers say they fear there will be no one to replace Yankelevitz, who has sustained quadriplegic game controllers for 30 years almost entirely by himself. The retired aerospace engineer hand makes the controllers with custom parts in his Montana workshop, offering them at a price just enough to cover parts." Yankelevitz builds interfaces to control an Xbox 360 or PlayStation.
No problem. I will be happy to drop by and consult with your wife as to how she should best use her mouth.
For a reasonable weekly fee, I'm sure it will only take maybe six months to a year for her to master the techniques I have to teach her.
Sleep your way to a whiter smile...date a dentist!
This is a quality of life issue, asshat.
Quads spend most of their time confined to a bed. A game controller build to meet their needs opens worlds of interactive entertainment to people who would otherwise be limited to passive consumption (television) or limited interaction via a visual keyboard.
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And thats what these people gain: a greater network of human interaction. Shame on you for pissing on that.