Ning quickly disabled iLike and re-enabled a patched version six hours later.

FORBES: Google's OpenSocial Could Invite Trouble

"If someone is obese because they're severely disabled or can't exercise, we shouldn't be punishing them, " she said.

WSJ: Arizona Proposes Medicare Fat Fee

Lastly, there's a capacitive sensor underneath the keyboard, allowing the laptop's touchpad to be disabled automatically while you're typing. (Naturally, this works best if the trackpad is also made by Synaptics.) The company is also developing a feature in which the space bar could be a touch sensor in and of itself, with support for functions like autocomplete.

ENGADGET: Synaptics enters the keyboard market, announces the ThinTouch keyboard aimed at Ultrabooks

He re-engineered them for the war-disabled and for railway stations, taking ten cents in the slot.

ECONOMIST: Martin Tytell

Even if President Obama is re-elected, services for seniors and the disabled will likely face deep cuts.

FORBES: What the House GOP Budget Means for Seniors

If so, they're failing to recognise the potential income millions of disabled people and their friends and family can bring.

BBC: Disabled access

They're barely recognizable these days with Derek Jeter, Alex Rodriguez, Mark Teixeira and Curtis Granderson on a disabled list of All-Stars.

WSJ: Cleveland abuzz for Indians, Yankees opener