I won't get into discussions about the "nobility" of working to help our fellow man and I won't get into discussions about the "profitability" of developing for the disabled. If you are wrapped up in "profitability" or "nobility", then you're looking at the wrong entity for this discussion and you'll most likely never understand why a person would do what layabout is asking. Note, I did not say you wouldn't, but it's more likely that you wont. On the other hand, if you know someone who is disabled, in your family or not, then you may have a better understanding. I fall into the later category and have a company who's sole purpose at this time is to develop systems which will allow people with disabilities to interact with computers and with other people. While it's not a highly profitable business at this time, we have some items in development that could be very beneficial to people whether they have a physical or cognitive disability, or no disability at all. Our current development cycle has the first two systems coming on the market before the end of this year. The amazing thing is that if you think about it, building a system for the disabled is not much more difficult than a general purpose system. The only thing that makes it difficult is the way you think about it. And for anyone who thinks the possibility of becoming disabled is remote, remember...you're only one head injury away.

If you really want to impress her and show her something different, look up jewelers in your area that create custom jewelry and sit down with them to design one yourself. What you end up with is a one-of-a-kind ring that: a) shows something of your own spirit b) lets her know you really put thought into this c) care enough to go out of your way for her This is particularly important when your future spouse is in a profession where a ring with a stone that sticks up off the finger can be a liability. That was the case with my wife (she taught Chemistry and the raised diamond is a great place for chemicals to hide). In situations where that's the case, design a flat ring with an emerald cut diamond. You can then decorate the center stone with emerald, saphire, ruby, amethyst, etc.... Or to be even more unique, use one of these gems for the center stone and decorate with diamonds. Just make sure that whatever you design lends itself to an anniversary band. You may not know what that is, but she does and it's important to her.