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Hi,

Is anyone here non-verbal/mute? Whether by choice or other? Is there any technologies specially made for mute/non-verbal people? I can't see well enough anymore to write on a notepad,and not everyone knows ASL. So,is there some device I can get?

Links appreciated.

Thanks in Advance,
SpaceCase

I'm sure there are many technologies available, some as simple as a computer with text-to-speech capabilities, others much more complex.

I did a google search... I saw a patent for a communication device for deaf and mute people, but it doesn't seem to cover blindness...

You could use a laptop, though it would be rather overkill and quite pricey. Though if you could get your hands on one of those OLPC laptops, that would be a cheaper alternative. However it seems its not available as a consumer product, only through donation to third world countries.

Sorry I couldn't be of more help.

(EDIT: Perhaps I could cobble something together... watch this space.)

http://unitedtty.com/store/product70.html

http://unitedtty.com/store/product18.html

http://www.hearmore.com/store/prodView.asp?idproduct=2998&idstore=1&category=Novelty_Items&product=Braille_and_A.S.L._Alphabet_T-Shirt_(Royal_Blue)_-_Large

http://www.hearmore.com/store/prodView.asp?idstore=1&idproduct=6863&idCategory=32&category=Computer_Accessories&product=ZoomText_Large_Print_Keyboard_-_Black_Keys_with_White_Print

I am mostly non-verbal. Someday I want to become completely non-verbal. I use ASL in the tactile mode used by the Deaf-Blind. I haven't been with anyone who's comfortable with that for years. I have visual processing deficits that make it nearly impossible for me to read ASL visually or read print. I have auditory processing deficits that make it nearly impossible for me to understand speech. I hate the English language so bad that Braille would do me no good. I just want new Deaf-Blind friends and to prove that my communication needs are the same as theirs. My second cousin has a different ASD than I have. He's completely non-verbal, and he's NOT deaf. He gets free ASL interpreters. I deserve mine too! Shouldn't nobody be reminding me I'm not deaf. THAT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT ! !! !! !!

As for technology, I can't think of anything for the visually impaired who are non-verbal. The LightWriters all display what is typed in print and have a laptop-style keyboard. They are very expensive too - $3,500 at the cheapest. As for communication, I think you & I are in the same boat.

$239.95 TTY for Cell phone.
Can be used for Hearing Carry Over(HCO) calls with optional speaker(see "TTY Accessories")

What is wrong with this? Type what you want to say and out comes the speech?
http://unitedtty.com/store/product18.html