[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?  We are in the process of
> > getting one for Annette.  There are different ways a person can use this
> > communicaiton device - eye gaze, infrared facilitated by head movement,
> > auditory relay, and visual switch.  There is a website for the Dynavox.  
> > Has
> > anyone used one of these with their kids?  How did it work?
> > Â 
> > 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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