Touch pads enhance ability to connect

One of the recent festive season’s must-have gifts was the tablet.

When the first iPad was released in 2010, it quickly became obvious that here was a device that was user-friendly, looked cool, and whose potential was seemingly limitless.

But like many items which were designed initially for a mainstream market, it wasn’t immediately recognised just what an impact this small, sleek object could also have on the lives of those who are differently “abled”.