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Phoenix666 [soylentnews.org] writes:

Worldwide, around a billion people have a disability, says the World Health Organisation.

In Europe and America, this is one in five people. And since they are less likely to be in work, their poverty rate is about twice as high.

So technologies that could help disabled people contribute more in the workplace - and improve their quality of life - are surely welcome [bbc.com].

And it also makes good business sense.

If a million more disabled people could work, the UK economy alone would grow 1.7%, or £45bn ($64bn), says disability charity Scope.

The article covers a range of sensory enhancement and/or replacements, as well as limb prostheses of various sorts.

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