New technology helping disabled people lead full lives

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All this week the BBC has been looking at what it means to be disabled in Britain today - the special coverage is marks 40 years since the Disability Act became law.

Rory Cellan Jones has been finding out how advances in technology mean many people with disabilities are able to live their lives more independently.

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