2008 MANY STORIES ONE VOICE ONLINE COLLECTION

Barry Smith, Age 29, United Kingdom

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We have a voice

 

Who I am

 

My name is Barry Smith and I am 29 years old, I have a Physical Disability called Ceribel Paulsy.  People might wonder how I feel about C P, it is only a part of who I am.  You may wonder why I think this way, many people are not happy in this world.  In my opinion I need some support in my life, it gives people a Job and they get know me as a person.  My lightwriter helps them understand what I am saying.

Some people walk past and pat and me on my head because, they see my Wheelchair  first and the Communication Aide 2^nd.

 

 In a meeting?

 

In the meeting I am the only person their using a Communication aide and it take time for me to program in what I want to say and people don’t have time to hear you out.  I do not think this is right.  In my opinion everyone at the meeting should made aware someone is  using a Speaking Aide it should be pointed out it may take a bit longer for me to say something.  It takes time to program my ACC and voice my opinion.

 

What I would like to see?

 

In the UK, people are not aware about speaking aides.  By getting more education like making a TV Program and having people who are disabled to high light both matters how they lived it would give people a better understand about Communication Aide and way they work.  their are so many different types of Aide on the marker now, and they can be adapted to meet people needs.

 

Link Up

 

You can link you Communication aide up, get internet access, and have a voice hearing all over the World if you are online.  My hand is not that bad thank the Lord.  I have Keys over lay to stop me press the wrong Keys and a Joystillck Plus to use as a mouse to over come my physical disability in my hands.

 

Our voice

 

People can find a way around their computer by connecting a communication aide so they can get access to both if people can’t use their hands because of their physical disability is so bad they can using  your Communication aide for the computing, you could go onto the net to speak to differ people.

 

Hear us out

 

Over the year when I am speak to people by using my own voice sometime, I personal feel some people beaten they know what I am speaking about.  You may asking yourself do I like us.  No because I feel the personal do not want to know what I am saying to them.