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- Lost a loved one
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- 04/2014
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Greetings, All !
My PALS is nearing the end of the effective use of her hands. Her world will close in much too quickly if she loses her ability to communicate on the internet. As her voice has only minimally been impacted at this point, Dragon Naturally Speaking is certainly a viable option. But I'm also beginning to hear the first indications of weakness related to vocal abilities. From what I've been able to ascertain, one can use "voice banking" to help compensate for one's loss of voice capability... and computer connected eye tracking devices for local (she to me) and internet (her to the world) communication. As most methods will require some type of learning curve, I'm wondering if it is in one's best interest to jump directly into some type of eye gaze/tracking mechanism. If so, I have some questions that you might be able to help with...
(1) Is such technology covered by most insurance?
(2) If covered, what criteria must be met for such coverage to be allowed?
(3) What technology seems to be the easiest to utilize for local and internet communications?
(4) What are you using that works for you?
I only list the above questions so as to be able to begin this conversation and to provide some of the curiosities that I already have. Any participation and input, at any level, will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Jim
My PALS is nearing the end of the effective use of her hands. Her world will close in much too quickly if she loses her ability to communicate on the internet. As her voice has only minimally been impacted at this point, Dragon Naturally Speaking is certainly a viable option. But I'm also beginning to hear the first indications of weakness related to vocal abilities. From what I've been able to ascertain, one can use "voice banking" to help compensate for one's loss of voice capability... and computer connected eye tracking devices for local (she to me) and internet (her to the world) communication. As most methods will require some type of learning curve, I'm wondering if it is in one's best interest to jump directly into some type of eye gaze/tracking mechanism. If so, I have some questions that you might be able to help with...
(1) Is such technology covered by most insurance?
(2) If covered, what criteria must be met for such coverage to be allowed?
(3) What technology seems to be the easiest to utilize for local and internet communications?
(4) What are you using that works for you?
I only list the above questions so as to be able to begin this conversation and to provide some of the curiosities that I already have. Any participation and input, at any level, will be much appreciated.
Thanks!
Jim