| The secret to managing patients and children with | | | | blessing. |
| special needs is not a mystery at all. By using a | | | | Even if the special needs person you care for |
| combination of products and a collection of special | | | | doesn't have mobility problems, it is much easier |
| techniques, you can easily assist others while | | | | to keep their attention on task if they are |
| keeping your sanity. | | | | fascinated by the technology (and most autistic or |
| The type of life you live when you have | | | | Aspergers students are) that this essential |
| someone with a disability in your daily life - | | | | instrument provides. |
| especially family life, even though you are not | | | | Consider having a selection of large print books on |
| disabled, can get fairly complicated in a hurry. In | | | | hand too, so that people with low vision can also |
| both your personal and professional life you may | | | | benefit from this reading technology. |
| become much less abled yourself because of all | | | | For churches and other religious organization, |
| the extra time, energy and effort required to | | | | imagine how much easier it will be to provide this |
| meet the special needs of the person with the | | | | assistive technology for reading to your bible |
| disability. | | | | study group, or religious classroom. If it were up |
| De-stress yourself by using strategies that will | | | | to me, the page turner would be implemented in |
| simplify your life, not complicate it. By asking for | | | | my home church, just as it is in many churches |
| lots of help, before the need arises, you can avoid | | | | across the nation. |
| may pitfalls. This may sound pretty elementary, | | | | People with these conditions would probably |
| but sometimes we can't see the forest for the | | | | benefit from this assistive technology device: |
| trees. | | | | - Parkinsons disease |
| For example, look for simple helps that you can | | | | - Multiple sclerosis |
| use easily for your special needs person. These | | | | - ALS - Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (aka Lou |
| may be as fundamental as choosing special needs | | | | Gehrig disease) |
| clothing or finding recipes for soft, chewable | | | | - Stroke victims |
| foods. | | | | - Cerebral palsy |
| One of the best time savers for most every | | | | - Severe arthritis |
| special needs provider would be the automatic | | | | - Quadriplegic |
| page turner. This simple yet effective device is a | | | | - Some amputees |
| must for every organization that provides service | | | | - Anyone with problems controlling their hand |
| for people with physical disabilities, whether | | | | movement |
| permanent or temporary. | | | | If you are responsible for helping someone with |
| Many schools today are facing the grim reality | | | | one or more of these types of disabilities, this |
| that there is a shortage of special education | | | | automatic page turning reading device will be one |
| assistants. Where in the past we have had | | | | of the most important investments you can |
| assistants to help with the rudimentary tasks, the | | | | make to improve quality of another's life. |
| addition of an automatic page turner can be a real | | | | |