Internet offers freedom to disabled, creates equal opportunities, access.
Frederick Allan Fay calls the Internet the most empowering tool of my lifetime. The Internet is a great equalizer, putting people with disabilities on an equal footing with people without disabilities, he says. The rapid growth of the Internet has been almost as significant for the disabled community as the passage of the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990. While the ADA guarantees equal opportunities in the workplace and access to public spaces, cyberspace is a realm where few special accommodations need to be made. The Internet has created an opportunity for many to think and act without encumbrance.