Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee) (05/25/90)
Index Number: 8510 >>I'm more into end user software and rehabilitation than just hardware >>gadgetry... EC> interested in software and hardware that allows people to be EC> functional in the business marketplace. EC> I know I am interested in screen readers, large print word EC> processing, voice input and how they can be incorporated into an EC> office using WordPerfect, DisplayWrite, Microsoft windows... For which disabled people? Unlike the Australians, I am pleased that you are interested in adults. Technical Aid for the Disabled now just concentrates on cute & cuddly things: babies & children. In my question, do you have a main emphasis on physical, visual or hearing impairment? Are they born impaired, or impaired whilst in the workforce? Can you handle multiple disabilities? In terms of productivity, what degree of rehabilitation are you seeking? There is a big difference between Immediate rehabilitation to "work readiness" and the final (unachievable?) goal of professional competitiveness. Very few people in the area work as a "sideline interest". So your funding agency, determines the "tune" that you will be allowed to play. EC> I am interested in knowing more about what is going on in EC> Australia, whether businesses and government are progressive in EC> assisting the disabled in these areas and how to communicate to EC> the business public here in Rochester, NY. That is another completely different area. POLITICS & political strategy! Again another highly skilled area. Surely you can't hasve equal interest in both? EC> There are many areas of EC> development that I am not aware of, and was hoping to be exposed EC> to that here. It would be good to know what you DO KNOW already about the field. I assume you already have the many commercial product catalogs that every Occupational Therapist has. However, do you have an uptodate listing ofthe many software programs, access to many Technical Aid to the Disabled journals eg like we publish here in Australia? Also, FAX, etc? Not sure what you are seeking. -- Uucp: ..!{decvax,oliveb}!bunker!hcap!hnews!3!712!631!Greg.See-Kee Internet: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org