The iPad is really intriguing. Technology is helping me find
a place in the world. I have been liberated by my letter board which first gave
me a voice. Though I have never been moved or touched when I use it, because someone
else holds the letter board up, some people call it facilitation. This bugs me because
it is so obvious I communicate myself that it takes bias to cast doubt. But
that is the reality of being a non-verbal communicator.
The old keyboard I had
was tough to use. The voice was robotic and the screen small. In more than a
year I still resisted it because it was cumbersome. My iPad is working out
better. No one holds it. It is propped on a table. No one touches my arm, as
always, and the voice is more human. The transition is hard, but I’ll do it.
Practice will make you more comfortable. Good luck!
ReplyDeleteI am truly amazed! I am a one on one para educator for a non verbal autistic boy who is 9 years old.. we just started using the Ipad and IPod touch with.. Any advice? He is extremely smart and I feel he is just going to surprise us all one day!
ReplyDelete