I'm totally with you, there just isn't a way for your average developer to access information about quadriplegics and how they might go about using the Internet

I'm totally with you, there just isn't a way for your average developer to access information about quadriplegics and how they might go about using the Internet. The infrastructure just isn't there and I think until it is we are reliant upon personal relationships, by that I mean "I worked with this quadriplegic guy once who was a geek and he gave me some useful feedback on what we were doing". Sadly that really is the state of affairs at the moment as I see it. Coincidently it was word-of-mouth that got me involved in the Apple beta test program, so even they are relying on a word-of-mouth network to a point. Now I understand that the quadriplegic/geek crossover may be a small one but we are large enough market to be worth catering to, as we also have money that we are willing to exchange for goods and services. :-) However there is just no way for me to give large companies advice, or even small ones for that matter. Everybody makes sure their website or product works with a screen reader and out the door it goes, why would you think about motor skills if you've never had to before and you don't know anybody who is quadriplegic and you've got so much else to do and your boss is on at you to do some testing about something else and on and on it goes. I can totally understand why the development hasn't been done, I really can. Maybe someone wants to fund me to start up a quadriplegic Internet Users Information Widget Forum Type Thing™. You give me huge amounts of venture capital and I'll tell you my opinion on all things Internet, that sounds like a great swap! :-) In all seriousness the one piece of advice I would give you is to sit in front of your product whatever that might be, put your hands under your thighs and think to yourself "how am I going to accomplish this task?". Because over the past decade that's when I've had to do with each new piece of technology, and if you have another idea about how I can interact with companies please do let me know. Hope this long winded rant helps!