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On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Shelley Gibson wrote:
> My left handed friend tells me she found all sorts of great products by
> going to lefthand.com. Shelley Gibson shelley815@hotmail.com
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rowlands, John
> Sent: Friday, November 17, 2000 3:06 PM
> To: TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us
> Subject: Tic-Tech: Assistive Technology
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> Romana Crilly, have you found something that would help your fifth grade
> student that has no fingers on his right hand? In a previous life I had an
> employee that lost the use of his right hand. We found special software and
> a keyboard that let him use only his left hand. In a matter of weeks he was
> at 30+ WPM, which was about his speed when he had the use of two hands. He
> said it was easy to learn and use. I will try to find out more info if
> this would be helpful. Let me know.
> Thx. John
> John Rowlands
> Director, Information Services
> Seattle Public Schools
> jrowlands@seattleschools.org
> 206-252-0320
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ms. Crilly [mailto:rcrilly@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us]
> Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2000 10:22 AM
> To: TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us
> Subject: Tic-Tech: Assistive Technology
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> --- TIC-TECH message:
> Do any of you have any experience with this?
>
> I have a fifth grade student that just transferred from the Highline School
> District that has no fingers on his right hand and only a portion of his
> thumb. He tries to write with his left hand but does so very laboriously.
> I'm wondering if anyone knows what kind of technology would be helpful to
> him in the computer lab and in the classroom.
>
> Our special education teacher is also investigating options through Marika
> Wong.
>
> *********************************
> Romana Crilly
> rcrilly@cks.ssd.k12.wa.us
> Dearborn Park Elementary School
> (206) 760-4623
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