he may very well have done that and it did not make
the  editors cut. it may have ended up on the floor.
again you know they probably did want him to be
"pitiful." 

--- Kendall David Corbett <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> There has been a lively discussion of this episode
> on the ACOLUG
> listserv as well.  Apparently Aaron (the teenager on
> the show with CP)
> already has an AAC device, but chose not to use it
> during the taping of
> the episode.  That's his choice, but I would have
> liked to see him use
> it to say "Hi, Ty" or something similar early in the
> episode to show at
> least a little of an AAC device's capabilities.
> 
> Kendall 
> 
> An unreasonable man (but my wife says that's
> redundant!)
> 
> The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the
> unreasonable one
> persists in trying to adapt the world to himself.
> Therefore, all
> progress depends on the unreasonable man.
> 
> -George Bernard Shaw 1856-1950
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tamar Raine [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> Sent: Monday, October 16, 2006 6:06 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] Extreme Home Makeover
> 
> You can't just hand a device to somebody. they have
> to test a variety to
> see which one will work best for the person.  by the
> way, there are a
> group
> of folks all with speech impairments, that have
> formed a business called
> communication at ease, they design communication
> booklets, overlays,
> etc,
> for pwd. this group is part of the micro-enterprise
> group at the cp
> center
> that I'm involved in. 
> 
> they were at supported life last month, and got a
> number of requests
> from
> calif state dept of develp. dis. they are also going
> to hospitals and
> nursing homes........ There was even a lot of
> interest from an aug.
> device
> maker who said he'd love to give his customers
> something they can use
> for
> the 4 months it takes to get a device into their
> hands. and while they
> are
> using the booklet they can be familarizing
> themselves woith the symbols.
> great idea! 
> 
> Tamar Raine
> [log in to unmask]
> Now serving tee shirts! and soon to come, Maui
> posters and other items;
> www.cafepress.com/tamarmag
> 
> 
> > [Original Message]
> > From: Kathleen Salkin <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Date: 10/16/2006 4:25:44 AM
> > Subject: Re: Extreme Home Makeover
> >
> > I watched part of this - but didn't see that he
> got an augmentive  
> > communications device - did ABC give him one?  I
> know the main focus  
> > was on his mother and the Little League baseball
> team, but I did  
> > think they should have thought of enabling him to
> communicate his  
> > needs - after all, his mother isn't going to be
> around forever, as  
> > cruel as that sounds.
> >
> > Kat
> >
> > On 15 Oct 2006, at 10:49, Anthony Arnold wrote:
> >
> > Friends,
> >
> >
> >
> > If you're anything like me, you're a fan of ABC's
> Extreme Makeover,  
> > even if
> > you're teary when the show is done.  I want to
> point out in August  
> > the show
> > was in Minot North Dakota (about 4 hours from me)
> building a house for
> a
> > family who has a son with Cerebral Palsy, and the
> parents are  
> > outstanding
> > people, the mother has even taken the time to
> organize a baseball  
> > team for
> > kids with special needs.  The episode will air
> tonight at 8est, I  
> > don't know
> > about the west coast, you might check your
> listings.
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Anthony
> >
> >   <http://www.anthonyarnold.net>
> www.anthonyarnold.net
> >
> > (I blog)
> >
> >
> >
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