Mike Phillips is a gamer and freelance technology writer born with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Using his thumb and a proximity switch to access his computer he is a prolific journalist and has contributed chapters to several books. Assistive technology has opened the world for him. For a high resolution version go here:
http://www.fronti ersofassistivetechno logy.com/?video=Mike
Joe Barnick was born with spinal muscular atrophy and cannot use a keyboard or mouse, yet thanks to assistive technology he can use his computer to do all those things he cannot do in real life. For a high resolution version go here:
http://www.fronti ersofassistivetechno logy.com/?video=Joe
Apple's new iPod nano supports Spoken Menus, which allows full navigation of the iPod nano without viewing the screen. Use the Infovox iVox voices on your Mac to hear the menus in other languages than American English. In this video the British Peter voice was used.
Giesbert Nijhuis is paralyzed from the neck down due to a spinal cord injury caused by a car accident. He now designs t-shirts, CD covers, film posters and much more using a head pointer, an on-screen keyboard and his Mac.
Apple's new iPod nano supports Spoken Menus, which allows full navigation of the iPod nano without viewing the screen. Use the Infovox iVox voices on your Mac to hear the menus in other languages than American English. In this video the French Bruno voice was used.