Martin E. Blair

  • Executive Director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities, and Associate Professor of Teaching and Learning, University of Montana
A computer-generated voice was essential to Hawking’s participation in the world around him. AP Photo/John Raoux

Stephen Hawking as accidental ambassador for assistive technologies

You can probably hear Hawking’s famously computer-generated voice in your head. His example showed tech as a tool that enables people with disabilities to fully participate in and contribute to the world.

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