The newsletter presents short vignettes describing persons of different ages and disabilities, with emphasis on the technologies each person uses to cope with daily challenges. Vignettes describe a Down Syndrome 6-year-old whose learning is helped by computer access; a cerebral palsied adult whose head-controlled power wheelchair, dowel stick, electric feeder, and telephone speakerphone give him a degree of independence; an older deaf adult for whom lights, a telecommunication device, and a television decoder provide important links with other people; a high school student with severe hearing loss who is able to attend regular classes due to his hearing aid and auditory trainer; a blind adult who makes maximum use of a computer with speech synthesizer and a Braillewriter; and a physically disabled adult who uses a wheelchair to increase mobility and uses computers for work and recreation. (DB)