Gregg, your concern is understandable. As a (manual) wheelchair user myself the thought of handing that control over to someone is difficult to fathom. But, would it improve the situation if the chair user gave their consent and the relationship was carefully negotiated? The core question of this whole thing is, I guess, is there any independance created for the severly disabled by NEPWAK? Are their any potential benefits that ever outweigh the negatives? ----Original Message Follows---- From: Automatic digest processor <[log in to unmask]> Reply-To: The Disability-Research Discussion List ________________End of message______________________ Archives and tools for the Disability-Research Discussion List are now located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.