Togo, West Africa [Nikon D5, Sigma 24-105mm ƒ/4, ISO 100, ƒ/8, 1/100]

When I think of the developmentally disabled, I think of people with disabilities that put them in wheelchairs.

In Togo, I saw many people in handmade wheelchairs. They had three wheels with a bicycle chain on the front wheel where they could peddle with their hands and steer their cart.

Another type of disability I think of is being blind.

I think of the people needing Braille to read.

I think of someone using a very crude technology and creating the bumps on the page that can then help a blind person read.

Today I think for the first time, I see most of the people I know now having more in common with the disabled than ever in my lifetime.

If you took away your smartphone and computer, could you function today in our society?

We are more handicapped today than at any other time in my life when it comes to getting things done. We need our technology.

Maybe you will be a little more compassionate when you see someone struggling who may need some technology to help them function in today’s society.