[Script Info] Title: [Events] Format: Layer, Start, End, Style, Name, MarginL, MarginR, MarginV, Effect, Text Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.00,0:00:00.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:00:00.63,0:00:01.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hello. Dialogue: 0,0:00:01.87,0:00:04.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Please take a moment\Nto watch this video Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.59,0:00:09.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and learn about the technologies\NI use that help me communicate. Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.54,0:00:14.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I promise I will only take\Na few minutes of your time. Dialogue: 0,0:00:14.12,0:00:17.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC PLAYING] Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.58,0:00:41.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.79,0:00:46.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I communicate using a high\Ntech voice output communication Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.23,0:00:49.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,device called the\NECO-14, manufactured Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.44,0:00:52.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by the Prentke Romich Company. Dialogue: 0,0:00:52.31,0:00:56.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is my primary\Nmeans of communication. Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.21,0:01:00.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I also use a low tech lap\Ntray communication board Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.08,0:01:04.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,as a backup to ensure I always\Nhave a way to communicate. Dialogue: 0,0:01:04.61,0:01:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In high school I\Nlearn how to use Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.19,0:01:09.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,a voice helpful\Ncommunication device called Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.77,0:01:15.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The Liberator, also manufactured\Nby the Prentke Romich Company. Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.14,0:01:17.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But after graduation,\NI did not have Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.61,0:01:21.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the support I needed to\Nkeep using my Liberator. Dialogue: 0,0:01:21.74,0:01:24.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was unable to use my\Ncommunication device, Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.67,0:01:27.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and that meant I had\Nto rely on other people Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.86,0:01:31.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to ask me yes and no questions. Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.23,0:01:34.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I can answer yes\Nand no questions Dialogue: 0,0:01:34.40,0:01:38.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by opening my eyes to\Nanswer yes and closing Dialogue: 0,0:01:38.91,0:01:41.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my eyes to answer no. Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.92,0:01:44.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The only other way\NI could communicate Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.18,0:01:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,was to use my low\Ntech communication Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.61,0:01:49.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,board on my lap tray. Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.49,0:01:52.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I cannot point\Nto the pictures myself, Dialogue: 0,0:01:52.47,0:01:57.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I must rely on other people to\Nhelp me using an access method Dialogue: 0,0:01:57.44,0:02:00.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called partner\Nassisted scanning. Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.50,0:02:03.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will now demonstrate\Npartner assisted scanning. Dialogue: 0,0:02:03.10,0:02:06.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.44,0:02:07.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.43,0:02:07.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Me. Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.93,0:02:16.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:02:16.88,0:02:17.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finished. Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.38,0:02:25.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:02:25.33,0:02:27.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Bathroom. Dialogue: 0,0:02:27.81,0:02:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You need to use the bathroom? Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.30,0:02:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,No? Dialogue: 0,0:02:29.80,0:02:31.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I finished going\Nto the bathroom? Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.79,0:02:33.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Am I finished with the bathroom? Dialogue: 0,0:02:33.78,0:02:35.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In my house? Dialogue: 0,0:02:35.16,0:02:37.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, you're asking, am I finished\Nwith the bathrooms in my house? Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.83,0:02:39.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, my gosh, yes. Dialogue: 0,0:02:39.83,0:02:41.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We're finished. Dialogue: 0,0:02:41.24,0:02:42.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's a story. Dialogue: 0,0:02:42.54,0:02:43.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was-- it was a story. Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.63,0:02:48.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But yes, we are\Nfinished with them. Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.22,0:02:50.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Partner assisted\Nscanning is very Dialogue: 0,0:02:50.35,0:02:52.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,difficult for people\Nwho don't know Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.53,0:02:55.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,how to use the board with me. Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.13,0:02:58.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It can be frustrating\Nfor me and the people who Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.84,0:03:03.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are trying to use my board\Nto communicate with me. Dialogue: 0,0:03:03.25,0:03:07.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After about five years of\Nbeing dependent on other people Dialogue: 0,0:03:07.21,0:03:11.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to help me communicate, I began\Nto receive speech therapy. Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.88,0:03:15.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Through speech therapy, I\Nlearned to use the ECO-14, Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.98,0:03:18.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and now I have the\Nsupport I need to keep Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.46,0:03:21.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,using my communication device. Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.34,0:03:26.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I am now able to communicate\Nindependently using my ECO-14. Dialogue: 0,0:03:26.74,0:03:30.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I cannot use my hands\Nto point to the device, Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.49,0:03:34.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so I must use a switch\Npositioned at my head to access Dialogue: 0,0:03:34.09,0:03:36.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my ECO-14. Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.49,0:03:40.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I use my switch to make choices\Nthrough a method of selection Dialogue: 0,0:03:40.24,0:03:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,called "scanning." Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.22,0:03:45.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Another obstacle I face\Nthat affects my ability Dialogue: 0,0:03:45.61,0:03:49.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to communicate is not being\Nable to read and spell. Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.87,0:03:53.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I was not taught to read as\Na child so now I am trying Dialogue: 0,0:03:53.71,0:03:58.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to learn to read as an adult\Nbecause I cannot spell out Dialogue: 0,0:03:58.36,0:03:59.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,my messages. Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.68,0:04:02.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I choose pictures\Nof my ECO-14 that Dialogue: 0,0:04:02.47,0:04:07.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,represent words and put them\Ntogether to make sentences. Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.69,0:04:11.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will show you\Nhow I do this now. Dialogue: 0,0:04:11.14,0:04:13.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Want to hear a knock-knock joke? Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.37,0:04:16.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I would love to\Nhear a knock-knock joke. Dialogue: 0,0:04:16.35,0:04:19.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.80,0:04:20.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knock-knock. Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.70,0:04:21.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knock-knock. Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.20,0:04:21.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who's there? Dialogue: 0,0:04:21.87,0:04:31.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:04:31.74,0:04:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nose. Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.71,0:04:33.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nose who? Dialogue: 0,0:04:33.63,0:04:37.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.77,0:04:40.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I knows plenty more\Nknock-knock jokes. Dialogue: 0,0:04:40.03,0:04:41.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Oh, good. Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.30,0:04:43.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know knows plenty\Nmore knock-knock jokes. Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.27,0:04:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tell me one more. Dialogue: 0,0:04:43.98,0:04:49.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.64,0:04:50.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Knock-knock. Dialogue: 0,0:04:50.61,0:04:51.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Who's there? Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.58,0:04:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.90,0:04:56.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pencil. Dialogue: 0,0:04:56.86,0:04:59.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Pencil who? Dialogue: 0,0:04:59.26,0:05:02.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Your pants will fall down\Nwhen you wear them so low. Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.27,0:05:02.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[LAUGHING] Dialogue: 0,0:05:02.76,0:05:04.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's great. Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.15,0:05:05.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All right, that was awesome. Dialogue: 0,0:05:05.31,0:05:06.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a good one. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.15,0:05:06.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Good, good. Dialogue: 0,0:05:06.86,0:05:08.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,OK. Dialogue: 0,0:05:08.03,0:05:10.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was a good\Nexample of scanning. Dialogue: 0,0:05:10.24,0:05:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Is there anything else\Nyou wanted to say? Dialogue: 0,0:05:12.53,0:05:22.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love my ECO-14. Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.76,0:05:26.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.66,0:05:29.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love my ECO-14. Dialogue: 0,0:05:29.73,0:05:32.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,As you can see, it\Ntakes some time for me Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.49,0:05:34.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to write a sentence. Dialogue: 0,0:05:34.71,0:05:38.11,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need people to be patient\Nand wait for me to select Dialogue: 0,0:05:38.11,0:05:40.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,the words I want to say. Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.62,0:05:43.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I understand everything\Nthat is said to me, Dialogue: 0,0:05:43.62,0:05:46.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it takes time\Nfor me to respond. Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.56,0:05:50.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The ECO-14 has made a\Nbig change in my life Dialogue: 0,0:05:50.72,0:05:53.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,because I am no longer\Ndependent on others Dialogue: 0,0:05:53.96,0:05:55.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to be able to communicate. Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.59,0:06:00.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People can see I am intelligent\Nand I have important things Dialogue: 0,0:06:00.33,0:06:01.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,to say. Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.80,0:06:04.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thank you for taking the\Ntime to watch this video. Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.74,0:06:08.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,, Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.04,0:06:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[MUSIC PLAYING] Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.69,0:06:21.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,