{"id":24,"date":"2014-02-14T16:30:00","date_gmt":"2014-02-14T16:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/?p=24"},"modified":"2014-07-16T22:24:53","modified_gmt":"2014-07-16T22:24:53","slug":"at-we-love-happy-valentines-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abilitytools.org\/blog\/at-we-love-happy-valentines-day\/","title":{"rendered":"AT We LOVE – Happy Valentine’s Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"
For Valentine’s Day, we asked our colleagues and partners throughout California to share the different types of Assistive Technology (AT) that they adore. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n
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We then compiled this list of practical, fun, time-saving and even life-saving AT to inspire our readers to try out some new AT that can improve their lives. Many of these items are available for loan or for free to Californians through our Device Lending Libraries and the AT Exchange<\/a>. Enjoy!<\/span><\/span>

<\/span><\/span>Joe Escalante, San Jose:  <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

The AT that I love is my voice dictation on my iPhone<\/b>.  It allows me to speak just about each and every word I mean to use.  This saves me so much time from having to type every letter out on a regular keyboard. And it accepts some of the same commands that are used with Dragon on the computer.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Karen Marshall, Hayward: <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The AT Device I love is the Williams Sound Ultra Pocketalker<\/b>. Over the years I have seen<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n
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it make dramatic changes to people\u2019s lives. It has saved marriages and improved family relationships. The tone adjusting feature enables many people to hear when hearing aids did not work. It has brought people out of isolation. One time I introduced the pocketalker to a gentleman and he could hear his wife and daughter talking about how well the pocketalker<\/span><\/span> was working for him. He suddenly broke out laughing. His wife and daughter were shocked, as that was the first time he had laughed in more than 6 months! This why I love the pocketalker.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n

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Blair Webb, Manhattan Beach:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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I love my Intellikeys keyboard<\/b>, which is an alternative keyboard with larger buttons. This board helps me do work for college, communicate with friends via Facebook, and access the internet like anyone else my own age. I also know that this board will be quite useful when it’s my time to search for jobs. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Rosemarie Punzalan, Los Angeles:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
The AT that I love is my Pebble E-Paper watch that is connected to my Android phone via Bluetooth. I love wearing my Pebble wrist watch because it alerts me with a silent vibration for a variety of information such as alarms, emails, phone calls, text messages, and timers. The silent vibration notifications are helpful for someone with a hearing loss (Deaf or Hard of Hearing) like myself. Below are a few introduction videos of the Pebble E-Paper watch: <\/span><\/span> <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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Pebble Technology http:\/\/vimeo.com\/65879356 (VIMEO – No captions available) <\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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