Interesting Article on the use of the iPad as Assistive Technology

I came across an article in the  http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/31/nyregion/31owen.html?_r=1 that tells the story of a 7 year old with a motor neuron disorder who recently began using an iPad.  It also discussed a number of other people who are using the iPad as assistive technology.  While the article does not go into great detail about the use of the technology it did serve to remind me that assistive technology is not one size fits all.  The choice of what technology to recommend and use must be based on the user and their goals.

As the article showed, for all the good that the iPad can do it is no use to you if you can't touch the screen.