Recently I had an assistive technology evaluation at school. It was partly to see what would work best so I can access the computer to learn and to show everyone all of the things I know. Because of my motor planning issues (at least that's what the grown-ups say) it is important that I can use the easiest way possible to access the computer. The way I see it, is that I know what I want to do but alot of times to get my entire body to cooperate at the same time is hard. That means, it takes ALOT of effort to do something simple that other kids can do in just a few seconds. I really shouldn't have to work that hard to learn and to give an answer. During the evaluation I was very intrigued by the keyboard because I'm used to the kind of keyboard on my Dynavox. So I took the opportunity to see what it felt like to run my hands all over the keyboard. I guess that wasn't the time to explore because the evaluation team decided that I didn't know that I could make the computer work all by myself. But...the truth is....I already do! And so...here's proof! This is me using my trackball mouse. I can move the mouse to where it needs to go and push the button to run the program. Mom keeps close tabs on the right mouse button...she says that one is just for grown-ups! It still takes alot of work to do something very simple like choosing a spot on the screen. I'm still hoping to get a touchscreen because then I could concentrate more on my brain skills rather than having to think so hard about what my whole body is doing.
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Totally awesome Emma!!!!!!!!!!!!
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