BEYOND BOUNDARIES: Breaking Barriers in Assistive Technology

BEYOND BOUNDARIES: Breaking Barriers in Assistive Technology

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BEYOND BOUNDARIES: Breaking Barriers in Assistive Technology
BEYOND BOUNDARIES: Breaking Barriers in Assistive Technology
From Cereal and M&M’s to Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

From Cereal and M&M’s to Peanuts and Cracker Jacks

Jim’s First Taste of Choice and Control

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Laura Dieckhaus
Jun 19, 2025
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From Cereal and M&M’s to Peanuts and Cracker Jacks
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Some moments in life are so simple, they go unnoticed. A spoonful of cereal. A hand lifting food to a waiting mouth. A quiet, routine gesture.

But yesterday, that moment became monumental.

For over sixty years, Jim had never fed himself. Not once. Every bite, every meal, every snack had required someone else’s hands. Independence, in that regard, had always been just out of reach.

Until now.

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