2005 - Student Stories

Ryan's Story

Ryan is a secondary-aged student who successfully communicates and participates in class using auditory scanning with a dynamic display communication device. Using this system, Ryan navigates through the vocabulary stored in his Dynamyte, listening to a list of words, phrases or sentences and hitting a switch to repeat the message he wants to say.

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Beata's Story

My name is Beata. I have Cerebral Palsy. My Cerebral Palsy was caused when my brain got a bleeding in it during birth. Cerebral Palsy can also be caused by, a lack of oxygen, or injury to the brain during birth, shortly before birth, or up to 5 years of age. Mine is very severe, I am a spastic quadriplegic, this means I can not control any of my 4 limbs. I can’t eat. I have a walker, to help me walk. This machine that I am using to write this is called a Pathfinder, it helps me to communicate with the world.

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A Double Student Success Story: Colby and Corey

The transition to high school can be difficult for any teen. Add twin brothers, visual impairments due to Ocularcutaneous Albinism, and brand new Windows laptops in a wireless Mac environment. You'd expect a few bumps, right? Wrong. Twin brothers Colby and Corey made the transition to grade 8 with ease, both achieving the honour roll in their second term.

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Charlie & Keane

Charlie has made amazing progress in recent years using Intellitools to support his reading and writing.

Keane - For some students, assistive technology does more than just enhance their educational program - it provides a focus for daily activities. Keane is such a student.

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