霍金与英特尔联手开发辅助技术

    在2013年底发布的一份报告中，研究公司高德纳（Gartner）估计全球有约15%的人口能直接从辅助技术中受益——而其他人也会感受到创新为他们带来的正面影响。

    高德纳的分析师安德鲁•约翰逊表示：“人们每天都会遭遇‘情景残障’，比如在嘈杂的机场收听电话会议，或是在开车和戴手套时使用手机。许多情况下，辅助技术产品不仅能消除这些普遍的环境障碍，还可以成为每个人提高安全性、保护隐私的基石。”（财富中文网）

    译者：严匡正

    In a report issued in late 2013, research firm Gartner estimates that approximately 15% of the world’s population could benefit directly from assistive technologies—and the rest of us will also feel a positive impact from the innovation behind them.

    “Every day situational disabilities include listening to a conference call in a noisy airport, or using a mobile phone while driving or wearing gloves,” said Gartner analyst Andrew Johnson. “In many cases, assistive technology features will not only help mitigate common environmental factors, but can be used as the foundation to improve security and enhance privacy for everyone.”