Because of the AT assessment and subsequent equipment rentals from ND Assistive, Hannah found that a LiveScribe Echo SmartPen helped her tremendously with taking notes and remembering what to do next. She learned how to use the built-in features of her smartphone to remember her schedule and medications. In addition, for reading and writing, she started using scan-and-read technologies with text-to-speech, as well as, speech recognition for writing.
In 2018, ND Assistive reconnected with Hannah and learned that she not only graduated from college but that she was currently employed as a paraprofessional near her hometown! She stated that she owed a lot of her success to her AT. She said that “without assistive technology, especially the pen, I wouldn’t have been able to do college. It enabled me to go to each class and be as independent as I possibly could be. AT has changed my life for the better-I can’t even put it into words.” She said, “for example, I use Google Maps to navigate from place to place every day. If I did not have that, I would get lost all the time. I even got lost in Cando, ND if that tells you anything!”
Transitioning through the system with AT and getting a desired full-time job? This is a return on investment and gift that keeps on giving even after 10 years!