Her first application , HandsOn demonstrated how computer technology could provide a bilingual educational experience for deaf children .
Joining the Research staff at IBM 's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1986 , Hanson began developing educational applications for the deaf and others .
Hanson 's first application , HandsOn demonstrated how computer technology could provide a bilingual educational experience for deaf children .
Joining the Research staff at IBM 's Thomas J. Watson Research Center in 1986 , Hanson began developing educational applications for the deaf and others .