Autism Child Care Connection Network
Advocacy and Support for Individuals w/Autism and their Families
Insurers Balk At Modern, Low-Cost Assistive Technology - from disability scoop
By Michelle Diament
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Text-to-speech applications available on smartphones can do wonders for people with speech impairments. But despite their cheap price tag, insurance providers won’t cover these devices instead favoring expensive, outdated equipment.
The reason: under federal insurance guidelines, speech assistance technology is not supposed to allow users other functionality. So, if an insurer provides a PC with speech software, the computer cannot also be used for e-mail or word processing.
continue
SEPTEMBER 15, 2009
Text-to-speech applications available on smartphones can do wonders for people with speech impairments. But despite their cheap price tag, insurance providers won’t cover these devices instead favoring expensive, outdated equipment.
The reason: under federal insurance guidelines, speech assistance technology is not supposed to allow users other functionality. So, if an insurer provides a PC with speech software, the computer cannot also be used for e-mail or word processing.
continue
Comment
© 2012 Created by Nicole.
Powered by 
.
You need to be a member of Autism Child Care Connection Network to add comments!
Join Autism Child Care Connection Network