Professor Therese Willkomm, of New Hampshire University, shows how to build, with ordinary objects, positioning systems promoting accessibility of mobile phones and tablet and other other assistive devices for daily life activities of people with disabilities .https://www.youtube.com/user/ATinNH/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=4
“Appropriate technology”!
Our friend @LucasG has this concept of appropriate technology, which means “as simple as possible”. It seems that Willkomm has hit on much the same idea. A lot of the appropriate tech is detailed here: http://www.appropedia.org/Welcome_to_Appropedia