Thanks for sharing this Steve.
I can thankfully only imagine how isolating it must be to have a disability and hope I never do. Woodturning has been good to me and it can be a very therapeutic past time, we don't need to turn large or fast and as such it can be undertaken by many as well as those with disabilities.
Some years ago I remember reading an article in woodturning about a blind turner in Israel who had lost his sight from being shot in the head, he produced everything by hand and I never forget it and often tell students about it when they say they won't ever be able to do a certain technique, I tell them 'of course you can do it, it just depends how much you want to do it'
Again thanks or sharing.