Outcome/Current Status

  • carries device with him in the community
  • also, communication book, pen/paper, wallet
  • uses machine more in public than on telephone
  • daughter and family have moved from out-of-state to down the street
  • works at home to program new phrases
  • navigates easily from keyboard page with word-prediction pages to pre-formulated messages
  • claims that continued use of device has improved his speech