One Thumb to Rule Them All

Mike Phillips is a gamer and freelance technology writer born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Using his thumb and a proximity switch to access his computer he is a prolific journalist and has contributed chapters to several books. Assistive technology has opened the world for him. For a high resolution version go here:
http://www.frontiersofassistivetechnology.com/?video=Mike

Category:

People & Blogs

Tags:

• accessibility
• assistive
• technology
• universal
• games
• warcraft
• unreal
• tournament
• assistiveware
• SwitchXS
• muscular
• atrophy

[HotFuzz456]

This is so sad, I live exactly like him yet have a fully functional body

[maapem]

and one thumb to rule them all LOL

[slabaughericka]

Nice video, very interesting! thanks for sharing, god bless!



[boudinmom67]

Amazing young man. So glad to find another inspiration for my son who also has SMA.

[spaghettidem0n]

damn warlocks



[kennyvsspenny24]

Religion flys people into buildings, technology allows people with Spinal Muscular Atrophy to play Unreal..

[05261896ec]

Mike I guess you speak English and a

few other languages since these people

are writing to you.

Mike you are amazing going to work

having SMA, you could have had the

governments SSI support you. While

healthy people don't want to work

because of some minor mental

illness who could bag in the Stop

and Shop but go on SSI instead.

[wheelslarbac]

To Those who have disabilities bedbound, housebound, wheelchairbound at the very least meaning mojor disabilities must see [Joey Schiavo: Terri Schiavo's Long Lost Brother Speaks] youtube video by HzraHorn is a college boy saying Terri life had no value so better of dieing. I think having to die by starvation is the worst thing that could happen, being even worse then the death sentence killers get leathal injection or the awful electric chair they get are all kinder then starvation.

[wheelslarbac]

@HotFuzz456

I am lost with your statement, you say you

live like him yet have a fully functional body.

I don't get it.

Wheelchair/bed/housebound cripple is

confused.