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Assuming physical injury (like RSI or trauma), yes, it's getting easier and easier. But there are many other ways you could be injured and unable to work. My s
by cschneid 6y ago
Assuming physical injury (like RSI or trauma), yes, it's getting easier and easier.
But there are many other ways you could be injured and unable to work. My straw-man injury when I bought the policy was: "I'm a new skier, which is famous for major head trauma". Similarly, cancer, which directly or via treatment, causes exhaustion is another example of disability that is not solved with "if only I could just input text easier".
I'm glad there's so much work in accessibility going on, and that hardware, machine learning, and social awareness has gotten widespread enough to let non-huge companies dive in and make real progress. It's important to open the field to as many people who we can.
I just want to be sure people don't rely on technology being advanced enough at the exact time you may need it. You can easily get unlucky, and insurance exists to pay somebody else to take the risk.
- melling 6y agoYes, that makes sense. However, the older I get the more I think society should provide some sort of safety net for the unlucky. It’s inefficient for everyone to do this and many cannot. The premiums could jump 50% in a decade, for example. I’ve known situations somewhat like yours where premiums went up a lot.