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Possum Helps The Paralysed.  Black and white still from a short 1960s film from Possum. The image is of a man in pyjamas lying in bed, looking towards an electric typewriter.   White italic text overlays this scene, reading, Possum Helps the Paralysed.

POSM

1960 The Patient Operated Selector Mechanism. The most important moment in the history of electronic assistive technology. 

A tribute to Reginald Maling, Dorothy Clarkson and all involved in this story.