
Like many people, I never really considered the Assistive Technology sector a big "Market Opportunity". My views changed quickly after tearing my nearly 50-year-old calf muscle piggy backing a 20 year old. Besides feeling like an old fart I also realized that we are all only temporarily able bodied and that we are all going to need varying degrees of support. In fact, there are now an estimated 30 million people with disabilities in the United States, 21 million of working age. By 2013, these people will purchase $49.3 billion of voice recognition software, eye trackers, sip and puff mice, screen readers, and more. (http://www.bccresearch.com/report/HLC047B.html)
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