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I want to try talking to my One Voice friends and maybe (New York friend). I
have not tried Twitter yet, but maybe I will try in the future.
Olivia: “with Facebook I want to use more”
Olivia works collaboratively to use Facebook and texting as she does not have the
relevant equipment to work independently. She can only use Facebook at weekends
with her home “carer” (her description). She wanted to have the internet and texting
set up on her VOCA in the educational setting, but to do this she required a dongle
SLT: Xavier uses a dongle to link up to our networked computers so if you
want to make a word doc or a poster or read your college emails you use your
dongle
Amanda: Right
SLTt: Which is something we are getting Olivia sorted out on
I saw Olivia on two occasions over a few months and she had not achieved this by the
last time I saw her.
Olivia: “I do, I do, I can’t, I do, I can use it when I get set up”
Amanda: yes. You can use it when you get set up and is that something you
are looking forward to
Olivia: yeah
Moira wanted to have an ‘app’ loaded onto her mobile phone
Moira: “I would like a voice on my phone if I have no talker”
Amanda: Cos there are Apps which you can download onto your iphone which
can give you a voice, but have you not got them on your phone at the moment.
It’s difficult to keep up with technology cos it moves so fast, it’s hard finding
what’s available.
Moira: “I don’t know how to use”
Amanda: Right, so you probably need some help to get it sorted out
Moira: yeh
In Peter’s first interview an issue occurred to Amanda which might impact on whether
or not he could extend his use of Facebook. Peter appeared happy with the suggestion
made
1st interview
Amanda: and on your (VOCA) have you got a symbol for Facebook, have you
got anything programmed in so can you use your (VOCA) to tell people you
are on Facebook
Peter: ‘no’ (shakes head)
Amanda: no, would you like to be able to have it programmed onto your
(VOCA), would that be helpful
Peter: ‘yes’ (nods head)
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