All Together We Can » insurance funding http://www.alltogetherwecan.com AAC, AT, Families, Inclusion, Literacy, UDL Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:18:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The NY Times listens to those who struggle to use their voice… http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2009/09/15/the-ny-times-listens-to-those-who-struggle-to-use-their-voice/ http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/2009/09/15/the-ny-times-listens-to-those-who-struggle-to-use-their-voice/#comments Tue, 15 Sep 2009 06:15:11 +0000 Samuel Sennott http://www.alltogetherwecan.com/?p=1483 This goes out to Kara Lynn and her family.  Kara Lynn is a mother.  She is a mother who has ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease and struggles to use her natural voice to communicate.  She is a mother to a son Aiden, who has Down Syndrome, who also struggles to use his voice to communicate.  They both use Proloquo2Go, the augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solution for the iPhone and iPod touch.  I look up to all mothers who work hard raising their children.  Yet, today, we salute Kara, a mother who works extra hard!

Read about Kara and Aiden in the New York Times Technology column:

For Speech-Impaired, Insurance Fights Remedy

Kara and Aiden

Kara and Aiden - Chester Higgins Jr./The New York Times

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