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Last broadcast on Wed, 28 Apr 2010, 01:32 on BBC World Service (see all broadcasts).
Synopsis
Arun Mehta discusses need for software designers to keep people suffering disabilities, such as cerebral palsy, in mind when they are designing computer software.
Drew Hemment talks about the FutureEverything festival and its first winner, EyeWriter, that allows a paralysed graffiti artist to draw with his eyes.
Brady Marks joins forces with the theatre company Rimini Protokoll to demonstrate the multi-player computer game designed for a theatre audience at the Brighton Festival.
Randy Sarafan riffs on the 62 projects he has been able to make from old computers.
Chapters
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Chapter 1
Arun Mehta describes how he designs software for people suffering disabilities.
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Chapter 2
Drew Hemment describes software that allows a paralysed graffiti artist to draw again.
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Chapter 3
Brady Marks designs a computer game for a theatre audience.
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Chapter 4
Randy Sarafan describes 62 projects you can make with a dead computer.
Broadcasts
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Tue 27 Apr 201010:32
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Tue 27 Apr 201015:32
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Tue 27 Apr 201020:32
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Wed 28 Apr 201001:32
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