James Brosnan, Voice and Its Channels

In his blog, James Brosnan discusses various augmentative communication systems and his own communication system and challenges.  "Everything is about signs or pointing when you don’t have a voice....There is a cobweb of silence that you have to find your way through in order to establish a channel with someone else."

Jumping Spastics:  Voice and its Channels
http://jumpingspastics.blogspot.com/2011/01/voice-and-its-channels.html?spref=fb

Alan Martin - This Chair Is Not Me

This film shows the power of communication in a life, demonstrating how gaining a voice through technology (Liberator) changed Alan Martin's life.

This Chair Is Not Me   

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvTp7fwvPpA

While cerebral palsy confines Alan Martin to a wheelchair and inhibits his speech, he refuses to limit himself. When he gains access to technology that enables him to find a voice, his life is transformed. Director: Andy Taylor Smith