[tri-med] Re: Touch-screen laptop computer

Hi Kim,
A dynavox is a communication device. The one we had on loan for my son was 
about the size of a laptop but much heavier - something your more likely to 
leave in one place or on your childs wheelchair tray maybe. But  there are lots 
of other sizes to be had  and some can be clipped onto a belt but I am not sure 
how much info these can hold. The one we tried for my son was amazing. It had a 
touch screen with software that enabled you to very easily build up images and 
files, for example - we had one picture of  tv and dvd player and when he 
touched this it brought up pictures of his favorite tv programs or dvds and he 
could touch the picture of Thomas the tank to tell us that is what he wanted to 
watch. Or we put a picture of a family and if he pressed that a set of photos 
that we downloaded into it of me, daddy, his sister, granny, grandad ect would 
apear and he could touch which one he was telling us about.
It is a very clever piece of equipment and I am sure a lot more can be done 
with it but I would have needed more playing time with it.
I think the speech therapist mentioned prices in the UK vary on the complexity 
of the device but the one we trialed was around 8000 pounds.
Katy sont8 mosaic.



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From: Kim Ihlenfeldt <kimihlenfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Tuesday, 17 February, 2009 23:47:08
Subject: [tri-med] Re: Touch-screen laptop computer

What exactly is the Dynovox?  Is it portable?  Is it a communication device?  
Can you load software into it?  Is it like a laptop?  Thanks.



Kim

> Date: Tue, 17 Feb 2009 13:39:51 -0600
> Subject: [tri-med] Re: Touch-screen laptop computer
> From: kmcragg@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> 
> We have been trialing a Dynovox for Mitchell. They are pretty cool. The one
> we have tried the Dynovox Vmax is pretty heavy, but it is small. There is a
> smaller/lighter one that we are going to trial as well. We liked the
> Dynovox. Mitchell is a little impulsive with it which is why we aren't going
> to buy one quite yet. It is nice though. Let me know if you have specific
> questions. We just used the picture/touch screen part of it. BUT, you can
> connect it to the internet, have email...do all sorts of things with it.
> Katie
> Mom to mitchell t13mosaic
> 
> 
> On 2/17/09 11:00 AM, "Annette Oseguera" <tri18412@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Have you tried getting a Dynavox for Candace?Ã?  We are in the process of
> > getting one for Annette.Ã?  There are different ways a person can use this
> > communicaiton device - eye gaze, infrared facilitated by head movement,
> > auditory relay, and visual switch.Ã?  There is a website for the Dynavox.Ã? 
> >  Has
> > anyone used one of these with their kids?Ã?  How did it work?
> > Ã? 
> > Annette
> > --- On Sun, 2/15/09, Kim Ihlenfeldt <kimihlenfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > From: Kim Ihlenfeldt <kimihlenfeldt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: [tri-med] Touch-screen laptop computer
> > To: tri-med@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Date: Sunday, February 15, 2009, 5:08 PM
> > 
> > Hello everyone. I am in the process of trying to get Candace a touch-screen
> > laptop computer from her waiver. I need to get letters of referral from
> > specialists, which I can get. I need to find out where I can get one here in
> > the U.S. and how much it is going to cost. Can anyone help me out? Candace
> > is
> > not able to manipulate a mouse so we feel the best option for her is to use 
> > a
> > touch-screen laptop. Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
> > 
> > Kim, wife to Kerry (complex balanced translocation between the 9, 15, and 
> > 18th
> > chromosomes), mom to Cameron, 10 (same genetics as dad), Cayden T18 
> > (12-16-02
> > to
> > 1-16-03), and Candace, 3 (Partial Trisomy 15 & 18)
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