Dynavox Website

On the Dynavox website, there are step by step instructions about how to go about obtaining a device, where to look for funding and the paperwork to fill out in order to begin this whole process. There is also the option of borrowing the device for four weeks to find out if the child could really benefit and if the family is ready to fully invested in the device.

I researched when trainings were going on in the area. There are going to be seven trainings between September 24, 2009 and June 16, 2010 that are going to take place in Georgia. The places are:

East Point, GA (110 miles from Milledgeville)
3 trainings in Stockbridge, GA (93 miles from Milledgeville)
Alpharetta, GA (122 miles from Milledgeville)
2 trainings in Hapeville, GA (107 miles from Milledgeville)

The trainings are free, and people can register online to attend. The times for the trainings are from around 8:00 am until 3:30 pm on average.

While looking at these dates, I was curious about if the dates were doable for someone to give up an entire day, and then I found out that the trainings occurs on week days! Who can give up an entire day of work for this? There are so many factors that make attending trainings difficult for people. I found that all of the dates for the trainings in Georgia are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays. Because the number of trainings is so limited and on such specific dates, there is not a lot of room for illness, changes of plans, or bad weather.

The upcoming online classes ranged from thirty minutes to an hour. The online classes are also done in two ways. Some are scheduled web classes, and the others are recorded web classes. This way you can still obtain the content without having to be in front of your computer at the specific time that the class is taking place.

While studying the website, I found information about how to deal with taking the device into all situations. To use the communication device in places where the device might be ruined or get wet, people can print out the pages and have them laminated for all terrain.

An interesting suggestion to make yourself use the device was to ask one question each morning to slowly integrate the device into everyday life. I liked this suggestion because then the device does not seem so overwhelming to the student or the parent. Any communication is better than none.

I also found the product list of all of the services that the Dynavox V is supposed to be able to perform. These are:
Pages
Popups
Buttons
Behaviors
Visual Scenes
Active Areas
Predictive Word
Phrases
Wireless Capabilities
Email/internet
Video tutorials-training modules
ebook

(2 hrs)