| Sumario: | Part of a special issue on aging and information technology. The writer considers access to technology by people with disabilities. She argues that, if ignored, the physical and mental limitations associated with aging could make it difficult for an individual to make good use of technology. She contends that technology can open many doors for people with limitations but that additional steps are often required to guarantee that the technology will work for these people. She notes that to enhance the functioning of a computer or telephone for someone with an impairment, a broad range of adaptive technology, namely, actual devices and computer software, has been developed. She discusses the Alliance for Technology Access, a nationwide network of 42 community-based technology resource centers and 70 vendors and developers that works to enlarge disabled people's access to technology, and provides useful sources of information about technology and the disabled.
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