EditorialPancho, a man paralyzed since age 20, uses a laser pointer attached to his hat and a sheet of words and letters to communicate while out and about in Sonoma County, Calif., on July 5, 2021. (Mike Kai Chen/The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo of a poster from Amazon's "inSTALLments" program that uses postings in warehouse bathrooms to communicate with workers. (The New York Times)
EditorialAn undated photo of a poster from Amazon's "inSTALLments" program that uses postings in warehouse bathrooms to communicate with workers. (The New York Times)
EditorialAncient Roman forum surrounded by porticoes, with loggias, some of which communicate with the Imperial Palace and others with the prisons... (Foro antico romano circondata da portici, con logge, alcune delle quali si uniscono al Palazzo Imperiale... ).
EditorialMonica Coenraads uses flash cards to communicate with her daughter, Chelsea Coenraads, who has Rett Syndrome, at their home in Trumbull, Conn., Nov. 14, 2019. (Monica Jorge/The New York Times)