Hi Thomas, > Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2003 03:05:01 -0500 > From: Thomas J McGrath III <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Windows sound and music--help! > I also work with handicapped people. I work on software for them to > speak with. I am currently working on an overlay creator for Speech > Pathologists and teachers to use for dynamic speech boards. > I work with Aug Comm for two other companies as well. ---------- I'm very interested, but not a professional. I designed a communication stack in HC a few years ago for a speech impaired user when I was a CNA at a local nursing home. She was able to communicate needs to the staff for the first time in 2 years!! That spurred me to try to advance some solutions for others.
We live on an island, and, though there is ferry service, we're a little cut off from speech therapist services. The only one living in the islands is retired (as much as she can be) on Orcas, still a 45 minute ferry ride (plus 20 minutes on the departure side) each way. We only get advice and services from the mainland twice a year. ---------- > What do you do? for yourself? ---------- I do landscape maintainance. Mostly mow, trim, digging, brushcutting and removal, some light tree work. But arthritis and CTS (from weedeaters) are creeping up fast. It's getting very painful to do that work, and I am looking for other opportunities to do what I love most: Use technology to help handicapped achieve equal opportunities. Most of the people I'm concerned with are fairly severe cases. Not only difficulty with speech, but with severe fine motor control deficits, each a little different. Plus, they have very limited funds...it all basically goes to their long-term care facility. Tough to come up with extra anything for this type of therapy. How about you? What do you do, specifically? How do you use Rev? I'm always interested in looking for funding and specialty adaptive/assistive devices. Sounds like you've been doing this awhile. You're a lucky guy if you're doing what you want. Ken N. _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
