Diehard Mac User?
You bet! Another long-time ALS survivor said to me “I know Mac users are diehards, but you might consider a pc since there is more assistive technology for PCs.”
Consider a PC? No way! There are four Macs in this house and we like it that way. I was a PC user way back when, but once you go Mac…
My friend is right about there being more assistive technology for the PC and that’s a real bummer, but I’m still not giving up my Mac. There is some great assistive technology designed for OS X from a company called AssistiveWare. They’ve really got some great products. Check out their website:
http://www.assistiveware.com/
Be sure to demo some products and watch the videos of real people using the software.
What I want is a small portable communication device with a high quality voice (honestly some of the robotic voices are harder to understand than my poor ALS affected speech!) that is compatible with my Mac. As for compatibility, I think I just want to be able to transfer text back and forth between the device and my Mac. If you know of anything (and it would be covered at least in part by Medicare), please let me know.
-kara