In the article "I Was Trapped in My Own Body" by Brian Eule, Henry Evan's wife, Jane, tells him that he must figure out his purpose in life. What...

After Henry considered suicide, his wife,
Jane, pointed out that he still had his life and his mind, two incredible gifts which he could
use to discover and achieve a purpose in life. Henry began by designing a laser pointer which he
could wear on his head and use to activate electrical switches. A couple of years later, he
started a collaboration with robotics laboratories at Menlo Park and professors at Georgia Tech
and Brown University to create technological solutions to fill in the capabilities he now
lacked.

Henry decided that his new purpose in life was to design and create
these solutions for himself and others. He and Jane worked with the robotics experts and
computer scientists to identify everyday functions which a disabled person would be restricted
from performing but which a robot might be able to handle. The list began with scratching and
shaving, both of which Henry was able to do within a fairly short time by using a combination of
his head-pointer and a computer. Later, he was able to add various other tasks, which culminated
in the ability to fly a drone, which he demonstrated in a TED talk. Having overcome his
disabilities through technology, he aims to help others do the same at the same time as changing
the public perception of disabled people.