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FREEDOM MACHINES: RESOURCES: PRESS ROOM
National Air Date: September 14, 2004 on PBS (check local listings.
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Bonita Dearbourn
Gladys Wang, 93 year old grandmother turned to assistive technology to help compensate for her diminishing hearing and vision.

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Bonita Dearmond, single mother in Etheridge, Tennessee. Despite a B.S. degree in Special Education and having applied for "anything from dishwasher up," she has been unable to find employment.

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 Shoshana Brand, long-time assistive technology user, has developed a small video rental business for people with vision impairments.

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In Freedom Machines, 9-year old Melanie Sarmiento works with inventor Rick Kjeldsen, as they develop the next generation of assistive technology using universal design principles.

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Floyd Steward and his daughter, Imani , link to larger picture
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Susanna Sweeney-Martini, a college student at the University of Washington, pursues her education using adaptive devices.

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Floyd Stewart worked himself out of a nursing home using "low" and "high" tech assistive devices. He is currently a counselor for the Independant Living Center in Nashville, and
a disability rights activist.
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Latoya Nesmith looks to assistive technology for the tools she will need to realize her dreams of being an interpretor for the United Nations.

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