This is my blog. This is my blog on Eye Max. I’ve been tinkering with this thing in the proverbial woodshed for about a week now and I do like what I see. The learning curve isn’t as steep as I had dreaded. Go figure. Now if I could just get my wireless card to [...]
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Look Ma, No Hands
Posted in Accessibility on May 26, 2010 | 10 Comments »
A Quick Update
Posted in Accessibility on May 14, 2010 | 4 Comments »
This morning while Emma and I were watching Super Why on tv there was a knock on the door. Lo and behold, it was my missing mount. Yay!!! Hopefully the wireless internet flashcard that I just ordered (and we need for the device) arrives before my eye gaze guru Amy R does on Wednesday. If [...]
I Think I Jinxed It
Posted in Accessibility on May 13, 2010 | 2 Comments »
One Dynavox V Max speaking machine…check. One Eye Max eye gaze device…check. One stand on which to mount the two now assembled pieces…ch Um wait. What stand? You know, the stand that holds it all together. Without which this operation would be a non-starter. Yeah, that stand. But the packing slip says it shipped. Calls [...]
Happy E. G. E.
Posted in Accessibility on May 10, 2010 | 3 Comments »
I feel like a kid on the night before Christmas as I wait impatiently for the infinite series of never-ending minutes to tick by until my scheduled training session with Amy R tomorrow. I only hope that my built-up expectations and two-year long to-do list is commensurate with the actual abilities of the device. Based [...]
One Call Does It All
Posted in Accessibility on May 6, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Once upon a time, there was a very patient patient named Nosaj Ittecip. Even though he had lost the ability to speak he was still able to communicate via his trusty laptop. That method of talking worked for a few years but due to the progressive nature of his ailment his arms, hands, and fingers [...]
The Watched Pot
Posted in Accessibility on March 3, 2010 | 6 Comments »
Bubble……… Test-drove Eye Gaze a few weeks ago. ……..bubble……. I abso-freaking-lutely loved it. Bubble…………bubble……. Took to it like Tiger to a driving range (or a pancake house). ……..bubble, bubble…………. Words will soon form on the screen of a Dynavox V-Max with as much effort as it takes for me to Stare and Blink. Bubble…………………..bubble………………bubble. E-mail, [...]
B.Y.O.D.C.
Posted in Accessibility on October 23, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I recently paid a visit to Ross O, my dentist, for my quarterly teeth cleaning and gum bleeding. As I maneuvered my new powerchair down the office hallway, Martha, the hygienist, suggested that rather than struggle with a transfer into the dentist’s chair, I could simply back my chair into her room and press the [...]
The Happiest AND Most Accessible Place on Earth
Posted in Accessibility, Vacation on August 19, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Emma’s First Visit to Disneyland A Photoessay Words: Jason Picetti Pictures: Ameer Khan Earlier this month, Fehmeen, her brother Ameer, Emma, and I piled into the proverbial Wally Wagon and made our way south down I-5 to Disneyland. And despite the fact that things got off to a less-than-ideal start (please refer to the stolen [...]
An Apt Analogy
Posted in Accessibility on July 10, 2009 | 4 Comments »
How long does it take to watch yourself go bald? Is it something you notice over a period of either years or decades or do you all of a sudden look in the mirror one morning and say, “Oh crap, I’m bald?” What about gaining weight? Is it possible to keep tabs on your ever [...]
Toro
Posted in Accessibility on June 29, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Quick question for you: Is there a word for not being able to find the right word to adequately describe an experience? The only reason I ask is because as I struggle mightily to nail down that perfect word to explain what happened to me this past Saturday night, I find my mind meandering down [...]
