Wrote a similar question earlier. I appreciated the last answer, as I learned a few things, but neither link truly applicable to his situation. Kudos to that family btw.
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He is not vocal but has limited sign language and 12 words. Has no understanding of written word other than his name. Has the cognative ability of a FOUR yr old, so has a large "receptive" vocab, and can initiate a thought with the use of an icon board. Learned how to use sophisticated Assistive Tech electronic board. (Vantage and Dynabox) Cost too prohibitive.
Anyplace to find similar communication board for less? Hoping to find a used one.
2007-02-05 10:30:52 · 2 answers · asked by royandpeg@sbcglobal.net 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Special Education
Is your child school aged? If there is an IEP in place, you could bring it up at the next meeting, or you could request a meeting. If you request a voicebox and the committee agrees that it would be beneficial, it could be put on the IEP, then the school would cover the cost of it. Good Luck!
2007-02-06 10:44:15 · answer #1 · answered by bellajay 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
write to the northern Illinois university at dekalb Illinois and c/o the hearing and vision dept. they may have an out patient application for this as a study in the house of such a desire to do this for its scientific community is board based in controlled links to human studies
2007-02-05 16:25:46 · answer #2 · answered by bev 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋