Hello,
I just wanted to inform you of a new program that Walgreens is
rolling out, for people who are visually impaired or totally
blind. Script Talk is a machine that has special technology to
read preprinted labels on medications, so that all dosing
instructions, patient information, side effects, refills and
doctor's name, are all read audibly, through the machine.
The pharmacist places a special censor on the medication bottle,
and you place the bottle over the Script Talk machine. In a
clear, female voice, the machine reads all information, that is
on the printed pamphlet, provided with patient's medication.
This machine is currently being given for free, and we just
obtained ours yesterday. It's quite small, about the size of a
portable CD player, has an adaptor, but it can also be used with
two double A batteries.
Call your local Walgreens, to see if this machine is currently
available in your area.
Please feel free to pass this message to anyone you think it may
be of interest to.
Claudia
