Comments on: The Cost of Transitioning from Silent to Verbal http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/ Your Accessibility Conscience Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:00:20 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » Feeding Christmas Dinner to Those Most in Need http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-546218 Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » Feeding Christmas Dinner to Those Most in Need Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:16:56 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-546218 [...] The Cost of Transitioning from Silent to Verbal [...] [...] The Cost of Transitioning from Silent to Verbal [...]

]]> By: The iPad: Cheap and Disruptive AAC? | Yahoo! Accessibility http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-543976 The iPad: Cheap and Disruptive AAC? | Yahoo! Accessibility Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:12:04 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-543976 [...] Darrell and I went down to London Drugs and, after much discussion, picked up a Toshiba Libretto – a fully functional computer in a small package for little more than a quarter of the Dynavox price. I have used it to give several presentations, take notes at conferences, and participate in group discussions. [...] [...] Darrell and I went down to London Drugs and, after much discussion, picked up a Toshiba Libretto – a fully functional computer in a small package for little more than a quarter of the Dynavox price. I have used it to give several presentations, take notes at conferences, and participate in group discussions. [...]

]]> By: Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » The iPad: Cheap and Disruptive AAC? http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-542017 Do It Myself Blog – Glenda Watson Hyatt » The iPad: Cheap and Disruptive AAC? Tue, 07 Dec 2010 08:11:19 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-542017 [...] Darrell and I went down to London Drugs and, after much discussion, picked up a Toshiba Libretto – a fully functional computer in a small package for little more than a quarter of the Dynavox price. I have used it to give several presentations, take notes at conferences, and participate in group discussions.  [...] [...] Darrell and I went down to London Drugs and, after much discussion, picked up a Toshiba Libretto – a fully functional computer in a small package for little more than a quarter of the Dynavox price. I have used it to give several presentations, take notes at conferences, and participate in group discussions.  [...]

]]> By: Dallas Hinton http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-77147 Dallas Hinton Tue, 18 Dec 2007 09:13:33 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-77147 Re EZ Keys - I suspect from the specs that the device is plugged into the parallel port? There are several types of "dongle" as we call them, but the most common is one that has various resistors cross connected with the wires, all inside a little box. If it is not sealed, most competent electronics buffs can duplicate it. Be cautious, by the way, of buying a new laptop as many no longer have a parallel port at all! Meanwhile, keep up the fight -- we salute you! Re EZ Keys – I suspect from the specs that the device is plugged into the parallel port? There are several types of “dongle” as we call them, but the most common is one that has various resistors cross connected with the wires, all inside a little box. If it is not sealed, most competent electronics buffs can duplicate it. Be cautious, by the way, of buying a new laptop as many no longer have a parallel port at all!

Meanwhile, keep up the fight — we salute you!

]]> By: Glenda http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-70987 Glenda Wed, 05 Dec 2007 06:05:21 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-70987 Denise, thanks for mentioning Instant Text. It is good to hear from people who actually use the software. And, in an email, Ken mentioned some people use <a href="http://www.wordq.com/" rel="nofollow">WordQ</a> with Talker. Looks like I have some test driving of free demos to do. Denise, thanks for mentioning Instant Text. It is good to hear from people who actually use the software. And, in an email, Ken mentioned some people use WordQ with Talker. Looks like I have some test driving of free demos to do.

]]> By: Denise Lance http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-70248 Denise Lance Mon, 03 Dec 2007 18:15:05 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-70248 I use a program called Instant Text for word prediction and abbreviation. It is much cheaper than EZ keys and has some handy features so you don't have to recall so many abbreviations. I believe I had over 500 when I used an old abbreviation program years ago. Anyway, the site is: http://www.fitaly.com/it5pro/it5promain.htm I hope you win or find an affordable option soon! Denise Tech-Can-Do Blog www.tech-can-do.com I use a program called Instant Text for word prediction and abbreviation. It is much cheaper than EZ keys and has some handy features so you don’t have to recall so many abbreviations. I believe I had over 500 when I used an old abbreviation program years ago.

Anyway, the site is:
http://www.fitaly.com/it5pro/it5promain.htm

I hope you win or find an affordable option soon!

Denise
Tech-Can-Do Blog
http://www.tech-can-do.com

]]> By: Glenda http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-69680 Glenda Sun, 02 Dec 2007 07:59:15 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-69680 Denise, I also use TextAloud for creating mp3s for presentations. Isn't that great! The reason for needing EZ Keys is for the word prediction/completion feature to speed up my typing. I still need to explore my options. If I win the Blog for a Year contest, then I can afford another EZ Keys package (I need a second SoftKey hardware that enables the software), if that indeed proves to be the best option. Ken, you were next on my to-email list to ask if Talker has a word prediction/completion feature or if such a feature is in the works. Denise, I also use TextAloud for creating mp3s for presentations. Isn’t that great!
The reason for needing EZ Keys is for the word prediction/completion feature to speed up my typing. I still need to explore my options. If I win the Blog for a Year contest, then I can afford another EZ Keys package (I need a second SoftKey hardware that enables the software), if that indeed proves to be the best option.

Ken, you were next on my to-email list to ask if Talker has a word prediction/completion feature or if such a feature is in the works.

]]> By: ken white http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-68990 ken white Fri, 30 Nov 2007 22:24:45 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-68990 If there is anything we can do to help, please let me know. Ken White NextUp.com Listen and Get Smart http://www.NextUp.com NextUp Talker - Improving Communications for the Voice Impaired http://www.TalkForMe.com If there is anything we can do to help, please let me know.

Ken White
NextUp.com
Listen and Get Smart
http://www.NextUp.com

NextUp Talker – Improving Communications for the Voice Impaired
http://www.TalkForMe.com

]]> By: Denise Lance http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-68938 Denise Lance Fri, 30 Nov 2007 19:48:08 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-68938 Glenda, I make mp3's for my speeches that aren't spontaneous, using NextUp's TextAloud. I love the variety of voices available. I bet they are better quality than EZ KEYS voices, although I have not heard them lately. I have CP too, I understand your needs when it comes to spontaneous speech. For the quality and savings, I would probably go with the option that allows you to use NextUp Talker. What do you need EZ Keys to do? Also, could you buy a dock for your laptop, so that you would only need one computer, rather than a desktop too? That would save the cost of duplicate software. Please let me know if I can help brainstorm with you. I know how frustrated you are. Been there! Denise Tech-Can-Do Blog www.tech-can-do.com Glenda,

I make mp3’s for my speeches that aren’t spontaneous, using NextUp’s TextAloud. I love the variety of voices available. I bet they are better quality than EZ KEYS voices, although I have not heard them lately.

I have CP too, I understand your needs when it comes to spontaneous speech. For the quality and savings, I would probably go with the option that allows you to use NextUp Talker.

What do you need EZ Keys to do?

Also, could you buy a dock for your laptop, so that you would only need one computer, rather than a desktop too? That would save the cost of duplicate software.

Please let me know if I can help brainstorm with you. I know how frustrated you are. Been there!

Denise
Tech-Can-Do Blog
http://www.tech-can-do.com

]]> By: Kathy http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/comment-page-1/#comment-67560 Kathy Wed, 28 Nov 2007 04:34:07 +0000 http://www.doitmyselfblog.com/2007/the-cost-of-transitioning-from-silent-to-verbal/#comment-67560 Hi Glenda, Glad to hear you are speaking out about these issues. I was there for your first speech and it was a zinger! As a facilitator, I was excited to read about how you were able to participate so actively in the SPARC meeting. I guess the next step is to write another book. Have you thought about selling e-books on your website? You have so many good ideas. Internet marketing is supposed to be a hot way to make big bucks. If you are interested I may have some helpful stuff stashed away in my collection. Cheers, Kathy Hi Glenda,
Glad to hear you are speaking out about these issues. I was there for your first speech and it was a zinger! As a facilitator, I was excited to read about how you were able to participate so actively in the SPARC meeting. I guess the next step is to write another book. Have you thought about selling e-books on your website? You have so many good ideas. Internet marketing is supposed to be a hot way to make big bucks. If you are interested I may have some helpful stuff stashed away in my collection.
Cheers,
Kathy

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