What I learned from the experience of the EyeWriter is that we humans can mold technology to fulfill our needs. The famous quote “Everything that can be invented has been invented” is so very true. All the EyeWriter parts were pre-existing. We “invented” nothing. We merely created a new combination of that technology to fulfill our purpose. The technology is hardly transcendent. It is merely progress. The EyeWriter ended up winning all sorts of accolades, such as inclusion in Time’s Top 50 Inventions, and is now a permanent installation at MOMA in New York. From the incredible (and unplanned) success of that project, I knew that moving forward, there really was no obstacle that could prevent me from using technology to help someone.