The emergence
of mobile «assistive» technologies,
influenced heavily by the passage
of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) 25 years ago, marks a major step forward for people with disabilities, unlocking unprecedented new possibilities for
communication, navigation and independence
Although he insists, as most judges not named Richard Posner are wont to do, that «[q] uestions
of what policy choices the City should make or how the regulatory environment ought to respond to
mobile communications technology changes are political ones» [13] and not for him to resolve, his awareness
of, and willingness to mention, the conflict between «vested interests» and the «competition genie» suggest that he knows that his decision will
influence the choices that will end up being made.