While I could not agree with you more about the typical everyday ability levels of many persons with various handicaps, if that was what you meant by them being "average" (I personally would argue that in many ways many people with handicaps are above "average"), I think automation is part of a solution and that the other aspects such as those mentioned by OldFart are another essential piece. While a talking keyboard is a great tool for my visually impaired students it is impractical if they still can't manage to navigate the maze through the parking lot, past the gate, up the walkways and ramps, into the portable, to use the thing.

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