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COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER 1995
ISSN 0822-0638
EDITORIAL
As Abilities Change
I just met Brian Pamplin, our new there are no expectations and pres-
associate editor, for the first time this sures by the community to contrib-
PAUL MARSHALL, past month. When I walked into his ute, then why do it?
SHIRLEY McNAUGHTON & hospital room. Brian wasn’t there.
Similarities and Differences
PETER LINDSAY He was out getting some occupa-
Let’s call those who are
tional therapy. As I looked around
nonspeaking from birth, Group A,
the room I saw seven beds. This was
and those who are nonspeaking from
From Paul where he spent many of his hours.
an acquired injury or from a disease,
would like to welcome you As I looked, I saw a picture hanging
Group B. There are parallels that we
on the wall of Brian with his wife
| to the December issue of
should look at.
Communicating Together. and his son. I saw a man that you
First, in both cases there is a vital
We hope you have noticed our new could tell was happy and fulfilled
link that both groups lack. This link
masthead, first introduced in our with his life. I am sure he and his
is the gateway through which per-
June, 1995 issue. We have taken its son had planned to share many great
sons interact with the world around
times together as the years went by.
wording, As Abilities Change, as the
them. Individuals in both Group A
theme for this issue. There is a need When Brian came into the room, the
and Group B require augmentative
for new sharing to be done by us, in man in the picture was still alive
and alternative communication
response to the growing population within him I am sure, but on the
systems to be heard and understood!
with acquired augmentative and outside he was totally different.
Second, there is a shared learning
Every time that Brain spoke it
alternative communication needs.
process that needs to take place.
We want to move from our previous was a Struggle for him. He had to
Individuals from both groups need to
Communicating Together mind-set store up enough air so he could
learn how to communicate in the
of thinking that these alternative communicate. He knew that we were
world where information exchanges
systems are mostly for individuals coming and he had tried to conserve
rapidly. In contrast however, Group
with language difficulties from birth, his energy so he would be able to
A individuals have to learn the skills
to a recognition that people who talk with us.
to integrate plus the skill of commu-
acquire long or short term communi-
A Congenital Disability nicating. They don’t have what I call
cation difficulties through such
Being born with cerebral palsy, “a pool of living language” to draw
conditions as strokes, head injury,
society expected little of me. You from. Persons from Group B already
multiple sclerosis, and Huntington’s
could say I couldn’t fail in the “eyes” have this, from years of mixing
disease, need AAC as well. We
of the community! Children born in within society and interacting during
believe by moving into this other
the 60s or earlier with any kind of many different events.
AAC area, we will be able to
disabling condition didn’t have the
broaden all our perspectives.
same responsibility as non-disabled
An Acquired Disability persons to integrate into the “nor-
A person wakes up in a hospital, mal” main stream. There are good
opens his or her mouth and struggles and bad points to this. As a handi-
to get a few words out. The dignity capped individual I haven’t had the
of their way of life and way of using expectations placed on me through-
language has changed from talking out my life to measure up to the Picture a “V”, one line of which
as a time filler to talking to survive! norms of society. This can allow a represents what we can call “‘the
The role of provider and contributing person to develop as an individual handicapped life”. These are our
member of society that they once and not as a person being pressured Group A individuals who can be
took for granted becomes just a to conform to the standards of his/ overwhelmed with just trying to
memory. her culture. On the other hand, if survive the daily battles. The other
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER 1995
tO
line of our V represents “the normal From Shirley and Peter Shepherd. Robert Haaf provides an
life” of Group B, for whom the idea Again, we have but to add our exciting “Glimpse of the Future”
of living with a handicap or trying to comments —this time, to those of which may indeed become a reality
care for a person with a handicap is Paul Marshall. We are very apprecia- in the near future.
a far-removed way of life. Both tive of the contribution of Alda As we enter 1996, with the many
Steprans to this issue of Communi- changes to service provision that
groups start far apart, at the top of
each of the lines and are totally cating Together. We have Alda to await us, we wish for you and yours,
thank for introducing us to Brian innovative problem solving strate-
involved with living out their
lifestyles. Both groups move down Pamplin, who continues as co-editor gies and continued progress in
their life lines. The narrower the of the section, As Communication meeting the needs of those with
Changes, to Eleanor and Bruce communication challenges.
distance between the two lines
becomes, the more each “popula- Cornish, whose story appears as this
tion” begins to see and realize the issue’s feature article, as well as to Finally, a reminder to our readers
needs and issues of both cultures. Estelle Klasner and Tara Scott, who are AAC users: The March
When something happens to professionals working at Runnymede issue is yours! Nola Millin, as editor
force someone into the Chronic Care Hospital, who contrib- of this special issue welcomes your
“nonspeaking world”, they go from uted to this issue’s Perspectives. We ideas through comments, stories,
the “normal life” into the “handi- are enjoying getting to know those poems, letters, articles. Mail them as
capped world”. For me, it would be who are sharing their experiences, soon as you can to:
like getting thrown into the heart of ‘as abilities change”. Alda has
China and starting to live without interacted with us and with the Nola Millin,
knowledge of any of the skills of contributors for this issue from the 3185 Forest Glade Dr., Apt 110,
that culture. I would be totally lost. I other side of the Atlantic. The won- Windsor N8R 1 W7
would go through a time of deep ders of computer mediated communi-
depression as I work my way cation - complemented by mail and or fax them to Nola 519-735-4443.
through the different stages of grief. fax! The lateness of this issue results
I can’t even begin to imagine the from the additional activities of end- Remember, Nola needs your
grieving process that would occur of-term and holidays, not from contributions by February 28 if they
when a person goes from the Alda’s distance from us! Her obser- are to be included in the March
“speaking world” to the vations regarding life in Latvia, issue. §
“nonspeaking world”. The person is which we have printed in our Read-
thrown from one side of our V to the ers Write section, provides a comple-
other side in a second. There is no mentary perspective to Paul’s consid-
time to gain the skills and the eration of the cultural differences
support to cope. The same thing between “Group A and Group B”.
could be said if I woke up some Bringing a cultural context to the life
morning and I was a normal, speak- challenges and accomplishments Have You Moved?
ing person. We can say, it would be unique to AAC users seems to Please remember to let us know
great! But would I know immedi- provide a comfortable and sensitive your new address. If possible,
ately how to live without being approach to the reading of Brian send an address label from a past
handicapped? No, I would go Pamplin’s “/f you don't use it, you issue.
through a culture shock also. lose it” article, Eleanor Cornish’s
As we travel the road of “chang- sharing of her family’s struggle with Mail to:
ing abilities”, keep in mind the two Huntington’s Disease, Kari Communicating Together
lines of our V figure. Hopefully, our Harrington’s continuation of her Suite 215
articles in this and future issues will Skallagrigg experiences, and to the 3-304 Stone Rd. West,
help us all narrow the space between professional perspectives included in Guelph, Ontario,
the two lines of the “V” and inclu- this issue - from Estelle Klasner, Tara Canada, NIG 4W4
sion for all of us can take its rightful Scott, Geb Verburg, and Tracy
place where the two lines meet.
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER. 1995 3
Living With Someone Who Has Huntington’s Disease
Huntington’s disease 1s a genetic progress toward specified goals. As
ELEANOR CORNISH disorder characterized by the slow a nurse, I have found that getting to
ALDA STEPRANS degeneration of brain cells. Symp- know these people as individuals and
toms are individualized, but gener- paying close attention to their body
ally include jerky movements, language is essential. As Estelle
impaired speech, dementia and mentions in her booklet we must not
eventually, death. The disease underestimate how alert these people
process can be as long as 20 years or can be, even if they are non-verbal.
more and it is truly a challenge to The tiny smiles, little laughs, the
help these individuals so that they twinkles in their eyes have con-
do not become trapped in their own firmed how true this is, over and
little worlds, unable to communicate over again.
the most basic request or desire.
Introducing Eleanor and Bruce
Disturbances in speech production
I have gotten to know many
and cognitive changes begin in the
wonderful people while working at
early stages of the disease. In later
the hospital. Mrs. Cornish, who has
stages the person is usually unable
written the following article about
to communicate at all. The course of
Bruce Cornish her family’s tragic experiences with
the disease 1s unpredictable —
Huntington’s and her son Bruce, is
deficits occur randomly as the
one of them. Mrs. Cornish seems
Eleanor Cornish’s article has
disease progresses.
been compiled by Alda Steprans tireless in her energy to care for
from a series of Eleanor’s letters others. Until I started to wmite this
This disorder affects all of
article I never knew of the other
written to Alda this fall while she has
the traditional areas of
been out of the country. family members she has looked after
communication — speak-
over the years. She was able to care
From Alda ing, listening, reading and
for them in her home. Bruce has a
here are many illnesses writing. most extraordinary sense of humour.
which affect the ability to
I know it has helped him to cope
communicate. One that I An excellent source of more with the many things he finds he can
had had little experience with before specific and precise information is a no longer do. His continuous strug-
I started working at Runnymede booklet by speech and language gle to do all that he can for himself
Chronic Care Hospital is pathologist, Eleanor Klasner. The remind us of his unique nature and
Huntington’s disease. Because of its booklet was written for the has been an inspiration to me and
individualized nature and the com- Huntington’s Society of Canada and many others. It has also helped those
plex cognitive and physical changes is entitled Managing Communica- who have grown to know him be
that occur in the individuals who tion and Speech Difficulties Associ- better care-givers, better residents,
develop this disorder, it presents one ated with Huntington's Disease better friends. I am only sorry that at
of the greatest challenges for all of (1993). Although Huntington’s this time, his communication skills
us who care for and about these disease does seem to present insur- are not good enough for him write an
individuals. How can we help them mountable odds, Estelle has found article for us.
maintain their independence, express that some things can be done to help
their feelings and fulfil their needs? maintain the precious gift of com-
How can we assist family members munication as long as possible.
to help both themselves and their Individuals with Huntington’s have
loved ones cope with all the changes been able to participate in speech
in their lives? therapy programs and make
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER 1995
From Eleanor
t is very sad to see your loved is very hard for the people with a little upset at him and that was not
| ones become increasingly Huntington’s to express their good for either one of us. I bring him
more ill, more dependent and thoughts. Their speech makes sense home or to the Huntington’s Society
know that you cannot do anything to to them, but to anyone else it is just a one day a week. [| think that at the
change that. muffled sound and it becomes hard hospital they do everything they can
When my youngest daughter first on anyone trying to carry on a to make him comfortable. He is
got Huntington’s disease, we had conversation. Rather than repeatedly doing pretty well lately and is ina
never heard of it before. She was in asking the same question it helps to good frame of mind. He laughs quite
the hospital for three weeks before change the topic. When Bruce 1s at a lot and seems more settled than
she was diagnosed. We watched her home and trying to tell me some- before.
gradually go downhill for about 20 thing I cannot understand, I some- What I think is most important is:
years. She was 19 when the diagno- times put on a funny tape which he
1) Treat persons with
sis was made and she died at 37. My enjoys.
Huntingtons’s disease as
other daughter kept saying that she
normal people, not as though
had it, too. She was so afraid of
they do not know what you
getting it. I think that perhaps that is The change in communica-
are saying.
why she only started having symp- tion does cause a deteriora-
toms when she was 30 years old. She tion in family life, because
2) Persons with Huntington’s
died when she was 46.
there is always a tension in disease need lots of extra
The disease is different for each
case you Say or do the wrong
food (calories), because their
individual. My husband wasn’t
thing. system is always working
actually diagnosed until he was 60.
and using up energy. Even
There were no symptoms of it and
when people who have
we didn’t know too much about the
The change in communication Huntington’s sit or lie down
disease, then.
does cause a deterioration in family they do not relax. Parts of
Now, my son Bruce has
life, because there is always a ten- their bodies are always
Huntington’s. The doctor first
sion in case you say or do the wrong working and using up en-
suspected that he had it ten years ago
thing. It was very difficult when I ergy.
from the symptoms he had. He has
had Bruce and his sister at home,
had a hard time with it. He wanted to It would be nice if persons with
when neither of them could talk.
work so badly! He dragged himself Huntington’s disease could be taken
Maybe for me it was a little more
to work every morning until he came on bus trips or some outings. Maybe
difficult, because I had no one else to
home one day, practically crying, their family members could go with
talk with. My whole family had
because he had been fired. These are them and help.
Huntington’s. Some families have
the things that are hard to take and A person has to take a lot of time
two or three members that are
without my church and friends and to see what a person with
unaffected, but all of my family had
faith in God, I could not have carried Huntington’s wants or needs. When
It.
on. persons with Huntington’s disease
As Abilities Change get angry, it is usually because they
Changing Communication
Bruce was admitted to the hospi- cannot make someone understand
It is very difficult to communicate
tal when I developed pneumonia and what it is they want and they get
with someone who has Huntington’s
could no longer care for him. I had frustrated. Don’t forget, they have
disease. The ABC board Bruce has 1s
tried very hard to keep him at home. been used to doing things them-
very helpful because he can spell.
At first, Bruce was very upset and selves. It is very frustrating having to
My daughters did not have this tool
could not settle in, but now he has ask someone to do something.
and so it was much more difficult.
and I think he realizes that I cannot 8
The deterioration in communication
handle him at home. With him in the
is really very distressing as it be-
hospital I can relax when I get home.
comes more and more difficult to
When he was at home I tended to get
know what the person is thinking. It
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER. 1995
Kari's Skallagrigg — Part Three
KARI HARRINGTON
one night I was watching Grandma puppy chewing on my glasses while
rug hooking. I asked Mom if I could the other dog tried to get up on me
try rug hooking myself and she said again. I started to cry hoping some-
that she didn’t think so. I needed body in the house would soon rescue
two hands. How would I ever put me. It was Grandma who came out
the wool around the hook without and rescued and comforted me.
pulling it right through? My Grandma stayed with us every
Grandma said, “Oh let her try it.”” So fall and winter and went back to her
Mom bought me a rug hooking set. cottage in Stayner for the spring and
It took me two whole hours to get summer. I remember one time when
the first two pieces of wool in, but I we took her back to the cottage, I felt
did it. I got faster at it as time went sad to leave her behind. It had to be
by. lonely in that cottage all alone.
Yes, it has to be the only
Grandma I knew. It’s got to be her.
Kari continues with the third
My Skallagrigg is believing It all makes sense with these memo-
instalment of her search for
in me to pull myself ries and a lot of the others that come
Skallagrigg. This time we discover
in tomy mind. Here is a poem I
who her Skallagrigg is. through my problems.
wrote for my grandma a few years
after she passed away.
Who is my Skallagrigg
ow, I know that I have a Here is another memory that is To My Grandma
Skallagrigg. I told my important to tell you about. Our first
I’m thinking of you,
friend Kathy this. She dog, Heidi, had six puppies.
The happy times
told me that it has to be my own Grandma kept one and called her GG
Skallagrigg and I should think of a (which stood for Great Grandma). we had together.
name for it. I realized that was true. Anyway, I just got off the bus one The times you stayed with us.
I looked around. I couldn’t just pick day and the front door was closed so The walks we had together.
one — it couldn’t be just anybody. It I went to the back door to let some- The visits we had
had to be Somebody who cared about body know that I was home. Of when you went home.
me. Kathy or Sharon? Yes, they do course Heidi and GG were in the
You were there to cheer me up
care about me, but there’s more backyard, so even before I got to the
And told me
about my Skallagrigg than just door, Heidi jumped on my lap with
everything will be alright.
caring. her paws on my shoulders licking me
You believed in me,
My Skallagrigg is believing in me to death. GG was still a small puppy
in whatever I did.
to pull myself through my problems. so she had trouble jumping up, but
It took me a couple of days to figure she finally got up. Now I had two I’m thinking oyf ou.
out who my Skallagrigg really was. dogs on top of me. They pushed me The bad times,
Finally it hit me. Like Arthur’s over and knocked my glasses off. I don’t want to think about,
Skallagrigg, mine is a member of the Finally I pushed them off. GG Only the happy memories.
family. I went through all the good, decided to chew on my glasses So if you can hear me,
happy memories when I was with which were on the ground. Here I
I just want to say
this person. She loved and cared was hanging over the side of my
That I always loved you
about me so much. She also believed chair and couldn’t sit up and a small
And I always will.
in me, in whatever I did. I remember
6 COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER 1995
Now you might be wondering I could easily let this story turn comfortable in my chair, I began to
why I thought of calling my into a book as it’s much longer than write. My smile slowly came back
Skallagrigg, “Lillunau’. First of all, I expected it to be, but for right now and I knew my uncontrolled emo-
the name ‘Skallagrigg’ is unusual, I'll just sum things up. I think I tions were no longer exploding.
but at the same time, it sounds a always had a Skallagrigg - different If you really think about it,I bet
perfect name for someone like God. ones over the years without knowing you have a Skallagrigg too, either it’s
I wanted to have a name like it. It wasn’t until a month ago when God or Jesus or someone like Arthur,
‘Skallagrigg’ for my Skallagrigg. I started to read the book for the in the book that Ihave. This is the
My grandma’s name was Lillian second time that I really believed I first spiritual experience I have ever
Lunau - Lil, for short. After thinking had a Skallagrigg - Lillunau. My had. Arthur’s Skallagrigg was
about it for a while, I put both of her teacher came to my room to work on somewhere out there, alive. Mine is
names together and came up with my creative writing course one day. more like a spirit because she is.
‘Lillunau’. It looks and sounds like I couldn’t think about that, or Although she is up above in heaven,
the name of a very special, important anything else as a matter of fact. I Lillunau always comes when I call
person. Later on that evening, I had to start to write this story as the her. I know she’s always watching
finished reading chapter eighteen in belief of Skallagrigg was getting so over me because even when I can’t
Skallagrigg. As I was reading that strong — so strong that I couldn’t call her for help, I can sometimes feel
Esther’s grandmother finally ac- control my emotions. I practically and hear her. It absolutely amazes
cepted and loved her, I knew the end burst into tears when my teacher me when I can actually see her face
of that chapter was telling me that I said I could do this story for a school up in the sky.
was absolutely right about who my project. After Kathy plugged me to Thanks Lillunau. I know I can
Skallagrigg is. the heating pad and got me all always count on you for helping me
to get through the hard times in my
life. §
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COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER. 1995 i!
-C ONSUMING TECHNOLOGY
A Glimpse into the Future
ROBERT HAAF
as communication, that can be inte- computer screen rather than on
grated with voice output and writing paper. This is often what people
applications, and can serve to en- envision whep they first think of
hance the abilities and the independ- “digital media”. While this is
ence of AAC users. certainly possible (and can certainly
be useful), given the potential of the
Digital Media
technology it’s far from the most
The topic I would like to talk
desirable solution: the material can
about in this issue is one that’s been
be read in this form, but it can’t
with us for a while now: Digital
easily be controlled in a functional
media — the availability of tradi-
way. Digital media can now easily
tional reading materials on computer
be crafted to provide any user with
platforms. Over the past few years,
flexible and dynamic control over
several technologies have developed
large amounts of information. This is
to the point where their use in provid-
its strength because there’s nothing
ing comprehensive reading materials
inherently better about reading
s another year of Con- on disk is now realistic and afford-
something on a screen as opposed to
suming Technology able. The advent of the CD-ROM has
on a page. Ultimately, it will be
draws to a close, and a allowed disabled individuals to
necessary to provide this type of
new year begins, I want to take this access educational reference works
control if disabled individuals are to
opportunity to look ahead, and to (and even some leisure reading)
use such digital media productively.
talk about what the future may hold. much more independently than they
My point here, then, is twofold:
The last two instalments dealt at could access traditional print. As
Since they offer increased independ-
length with the limitations and prices plummet, the use of scanners
ence and opportunity to the disabled
disadvantages inherent in present with optical character recognition
individual, access to these technolo-
AAC technology, and I feel strongly (OCR) software becomes more
gies as they exist now is important
that these issues need to be dis- feasible, allowing anyone with a
for educational, vocational and
cussed and addressed by all computer system to “digitize” printed
leisure pursuits. However, now
stakeholders in the process. How- material with the original text and
perhaps is the time for clinical
ever, Inow want to begin to ap- graphics intact.
professionals and hardware and
proach the situation from the other However, I don’t want to imply
software developers to begin utiliz-
side, to demonstrate where existing that these technologies at present are
ing the potential of these technolo-
technology might lead AAC con- perfectly suited to the disabled user.
gies to meet the needs of those who
sumers and professionals, now and CD-ROMs offer a wealth of informa-
have the most to gain.
in the very near future. Actually, tion, but usually the needs of the
these topics are, I believe, very disabled user are not often consid- A Digitized Communicating
consistent with the overall idea ered: fixed font sizes, hierarchical Together
presented over the last two issues: menus and controls designed for To get a better idea about what
Existing mainstream computer rapid use of the mouse are still digital magazines and books can
technology offers advantages to the common with such software. When offer individuals with disabilities,
AAC user far beyond those of using scanners, the typical result is to why not consider a publication that
existing “special” AAC technology, simply “digitize” an existing book or is geared towards AAC consumers?
advantages that can easily be viewed magazine, ending up with pages and Let’s take a look at what I think is a
pages of text (and some pictures) on a “natural” example — Communicat-
COMMUNICATING TOGETHER VOL. 12, NO. 4/DECEMBER 1995
ing Together on disk! For this having to dig out past issues, or in number of hardware and software
demonstration, please remember that fact do whatever they like. products that allow most AAC users
Communicating Together is not Hypertext allows readers to easily to emulate the keyboard and mouse
actually available in this format (not make their own “path” through the on any computer platform. Our
yet anyway). I spent some time information that is available, ac- hypothetical Communicating
putting text and graphics from a cording to their needs, interests, or Together “shell” could also come
representative issue into an interac- preferences at the time. Many feel with (for example) customized
tive “shell” to show how a digital that this is the most significant KE:NX and Clickit files on a Macin-
Communicating Together might advantage that multimedia conveys, tosh, to allow the user to get at the
look and feel, and we present some even beyond the availability of controls more easily. Digital media
examples of this on page 10. different types of media on disk or can also be manipulated to compen-
When the digital version of CD-ROM. sate for sensory limitations: larger
Communicating Together is loaded fonts, visual enhancements (such as
onto your computer, the program coloured highlighting boxes around
Digital media can now be
opens to the Table of Contents for hot spots), spoken labels as you scan
crafted to provide flexible and
the current issue. All of the informa- through the Table of Contents or
dynamic control over large
tion that is available in the traditional navigation controls, speech feed-
amounts of information.
format would be available here (and back, or even complete audio for
possibly more, as we’ll discuss articles could all be incorporated into
below). Clicking on any of the this format. Combined with the
articles in an issue will take you Multimedia flexibility of digital media, these
directly there. It is important to Speaking of multimedia, while options make this technology unde-
realize however that digital media do the example of Communicating niably powerful for any AAC con-
not restrict the reader to moving in a Together presented here only sumer.
linear way through the articles or any contains the standard “media” (text After reading this description,
other information. Possibly the and graphics) that are available in perhaps some of you may be excited
major advantage of a digital maga- the traditional hard copy format, about the potential that it offers.
zine for any user is the use of there is of course the potential to Well, let us know! Shirley, Peter
hypertext — interactive “hot spots” include other digital media. Imag- and the Associate Editors of
in the text that allow you to click on ine Shirley McNaughton being able Communicating Together have
them to move immediately to the to include animated graphics in always been committed to making
relevant topic. So, if you’re reading SymbolTalk, or guest authors includ- the magazine accessible to everyone.
the editorial and something seems ing recorded sound files or even Maybe down the road, if enough
interesting, you can click on the text video in their presentations! All of people see and express the need, my
where it is mentioned and go directly this is now possible with the tech- digital Communicating Together
to it. nology we’re talking about. example could become reality. As
While the advantage within a The advantages of digital media always, I look forward to hearing
single issue might not be immedi- outlined above could of course be from you.
ately apparent, at the end of each beneficial to all readers of Commu-
So what else is down the road?
year an “archive” of a complete nicating Together. However, more
OK, then, how about a Sharing to
year's issues could be available. to the point of this article, a maga-
Learn World Wide Web Page on the
zine available in digital form also
That is, all of the issues for that year
Internet, where STL publications
could be electronically linked to- offers unique advantages for the
could be previewed and purchased,
gether and accessed as easily as a disabled reader, who ideally needs
Communicating Together could be
single issue. This would provide to be able to move through written
subscribed to and downloaded, and
specific advantages: links to articles material independently and with as
links to dozens of other Web Sites
in past issues could be followed up little time and effort as possible.
related to communication, technol-
immediately, so readers could follow The first and most obvious
ogy and disability issues could be
topic “threads” throughout multiple advantage 1s access. Most of you
maintained? I promise that we’ll
issues, read all of Consuming reading this are aware of the large
talk more about this in the new year.
Technology for the year without
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