That's premature as in 26.5 weeks, weighing in at 885g (1 lb 15 oz). He was what they consider ultra-low birth weight. I just wanted to clarify. ;) Chris On Sep 14, 2006, at 3:21 PM, Chris wrote: > Our son was born premature, and he is now 10 yrs old in grade 5. He > has difficulty copying notes off the board as he has trouble with > visual closure and with keeping track of where he was reading on the > blackboard. The OT has recommended he improve his touch typing skills > and speed, but it is difficult for him since his hands and fingers > have trouble with a standard size keyboard. They have recommended > dictational software but we have found that there aren't that many > good ones for Mac. The only good PC one is SpeakQ, a plugin for > WordQ, but the PC laptop we have is an old P2/233, and the software > is quite expensive. > If he had Via Voice then his note taking could improve and he would > be able to do his homework more independently (since his handwriting > is atrocious and he tires easily) > Chris > > On Sep 13, 2006, at 5:01 PM, Theresa Roth wrote: > >> I would like to give this program to a good home. FREE. >> VIA VOICE FOR MAC OS X. Comes with headphones and splitter. Used for >> voice-controlled computer navigation as well as printing out voice >> recordings. >> >> Tell me why you would like it. _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/joinus.html Our Archives can be viewed at //www.freelists.org/archives/muglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://www.freewebs.com/muglo/