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I Can Communicate, But Is My Voice Being Fully Heard?
Reading Robert Hummel-Hudson’s blog post Finding Her Own Voice has me thinking about the difference between “voice” and “communicate”. (I wonder how many people have ever sat down to really consider...
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An Exciting Era We Live In: Technology Opens New Employment Opportunities
For the past few years, my wonderful husband Darrell has been juggling teaching computer classes at three locations for the City of Surrey’s Park & Recreation. Because of our sucky transit system,...
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Synthesized Voices: Not Unique Sounding, Until Now
Imagine hearing a voice before seeing the individual. Chances are you can ascertain much information about the person from the voice which is as unique as a fingerprint: the person’s rough age,...
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“We’re Ain’t Gonna Take It Any More”: Communication Access Now, No More...
We’re not gonna take it No, we ain’t gonna take it We’re not gonna take it anymore We’ve got the right to choose and There ain’t no way we’ll lose it This is our life, this is our song ~ Lyrics from...
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An iPad and Proloquo4Text for Delivering Acoustic Presentations: The Review
In May, I had the opportunity to deliver two presentations. In both instances, I used the text-to-speech Proloquo4Text app on my iPad. And, wow! That was much easier, much less cumbersome than using...
View ArticleNo One Speaks for Me!: Accessibility Must Include Communication Access
Even doctors have dismissed my ability to communicate. One specialist went as far as to tell me that he would ask me questions, but he expected my husband Darrell to respond because “it would be...
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Optometrist Scores Average on Eye Exam, Patient Enlightens Once Again
With headaches so painful I felt like I would puke, an optometrist appointment was reluctantly made. Reluctantly because my last appointment three years ago left me feeling devalued and depleted, and...
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Move Over Scissors, The Nimble is Cutting It!
More often than not, using scissors when left-handed is frustrating. The scissors tend to fold paper, rather than cut it. Add in limited hand function due to cerebral palsy and some tasks, like opening...
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Daring to Follow a Dream Leads to Deliciously Ironic Employment
Back in high school, public speaking was definitely not on my list of top career choices. It ranked way down near the bottom with neurosurgery. Likewise, my top career options were also rather...
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Neuroplasticity: What If Brain Damage Need Not Be Permanent?
Yes, that is Montel Williams! At the HealthTech Innovation Hub in Surrey. Please forgive the quality of the photo. The story behind the photo is of much more significance. I will attempt to explain...
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