Testimonials

John M. Williams
Shawn Grassley Discovers A New World Through Assistive Technology
 
You had to be there to capture the moment. It was more than a Kodak moment for Shawn Grassley. It was a moment of joy beyond description. It was an exhilarating moment of liberation when Grassley looked up and saw he had spelled his name using the orbiTouch keyless keyboard.
 
I was attending the Helping Hands 20th Annual Telethon in Hazleton, Pennsylvania, on April 26. Hundreds of people were in the studio.
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Karen Howington

“My husband and I believe the orbiTouch holds great promise as a means of communication for certain children on the autism spectrum.  Because each of these children learns so very differently and there is no set therapy guideline, we as parents are always looking to try anything that just might be exactly what our child needs in order to communicate.

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Allie Spangler
"The orbiTouch Keyless Keyboard has given our family the joy in watching a child that hated to write, blossom into one who is writing and even making small power point presentations. 
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Sally Norton-Darr
This is Amy!   She is thrilled with her new keyboard! 
 
I have to tell you that we, at the Assistive Technology Team, are so impressed by this keyboard that I had to pry it out of a colleague's hands (he LOVED the asteroids game) to bring it to Amy.  It seems to be working just fine.
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John M. Williams
Communication Without Barriers: The orbiTouch® Keyless Keyboard For Persons With Autism
Catherine Zeh sits in front of her desk with her Hewlett Packard PC sitting on the desktop. She is preparing to input information onto a page.
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Karen Howington
“My husband and I believe the orbiTouch holds great promise as a means of communication for certain children on the autism spectrum.  Because each of these children learns so very differently and there is no set therapy guideline, we as parents are always looking to try anything that just might be exactly what our child needs in order to communicate.
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John Williams

"I have seen quadriplegics demonstrate the orbiTouch. After spending 30 minutes with it, Howard Kaline, a quadriplegic told me, "This is the future. I can easily use the orbiTouch for employment." The orbiTouch may be in his future. It can certainly be in the future of other quadriplegics." 

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Shirley Johnson

"One of my jobs is to prepare a weekly report about volunteer activity. Before I began using the orbiTouch, it would take me more than two hours to complete. Now I'm able to do it in a half hour to 45 minutes." 

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Barbara J. McKee

 "Yes, no keys. How is that assistive technology at its finest? I'll tell you. The "orbiTouch", now is made exclusively by Keybowl, which is why Im spending so much time on this particular product in this column. Soon, I hope, more manufacturers will begin make the device, offering a wider variety of options at competitive prices, to the enormous benefit of people who can't or don't want to use regular keyboards." 

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John Ford
"I will have to say I was very skeptical. Since I live down the road from their offices, I stopped by to try it out. To my dismay, it is pretty easy to pick up. There is some muscle control issues that you need to work on, for instance the mouse is a little hard to work at first, but with practice it becomes nothing. The biggest thing to overcome when learning a new piece of ergo equipment, is lack of self discipline and stick-to-it-edness. With practice and hardwork it becomes worth it.
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