Innovative Tools for People with Disabilities

There are many products on the market to help people with disabilities to communicate. Two of the products that I found are the Gus! Multimedia Speech Software which converts any Windows based personal computer into a communication device. The software allows individuals to communicate by entering keystrokes into the computer that are then converted into speech. This allows people with diseases such as ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) and people who have had strokes to communicate over the phone and to have a conversation with someone without that person having to read what the disabled person is typing. This Software retails for $695.00.
The other product I found is the Gus! Pocket communicator X51 which is useful to people with autism, stroke, cancer, and other conditions affecting speech. It has pages of words and phrases that the disabled person can poke on that are then converted to speech. It allows the person to carry on a normal life by being able to communicate with store clerks, pharmacists, etc. This product retails for $2095.00.