Comments on: Reaching the Disabled Demographic http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/ where can-do is done different. Mon, 01 Mar 2010 15:24:53 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Lonnie Dillon http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-1105 Lonnie Dillon Thu, 25 Feb 2010 07:58:30 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-1105 Thanks for writing a post about this. You've got a bunch of wonderful information here on your website. really impressed! I have a few blogs that I try to keep reasonably live myself but it's a struggle sometimes. You have done a very nice job with this one. How do you do it? Thanks for writing a post about this. You’ve got a bunch of wonderful information here on your website. really impressed! I have a few blogs that I try to keep reasonably live myself but it’s a struggle sometimes. You have done a very nice job with this one. How do you do it?

]]> By: Darrell Huff http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-384 Darrell Huff Sun, 12 Apr 2009 02:36:55 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-384 I have a quadriplegic son who was in a car accident about two years ago. He did not have a head injury and is 100% cognative but he cannot push a button. From a quadriplegic's point of view...one huge short coming of virtually all Cell Phones and Bluetooth headsets is the requirement to push a button to make a call and to perform other functions. I modified the BlueAnt V1 Bluetooth Headset for my so that does not require the push of any buttons. He can make and receive calls with a simple head movement and voice commands. Instead of pushing a button to make a call he simply has to tilt his head forward and the Headset will ask him to “Say a Command”. He can say things like “Home”, “Office”, “Favorite”, “Voicemail”, “Speed Dial 6”, etc… To receive a call the headset will announce the Caller ID and ask him if he wants to answer or ignore the call. To answer he says “Answer” and to ignore it and send it to Voicemail he says “Ignore”. There are many other voice commands like “Pair Me”, “Teach Me”, “Redial” etc… Just to be clear…the Headset is very small and there are no wires (or anything like that) connected to it. The modifications I made are mostly internal. The headset is based on the BlueAnt V1…but I make a modification that eliminates the nessessity to push a button to place a call (or for any other reason). I am in the process of creating a Website and will begin marketing it within the next few weeks. If you want more information feel free to send me an email ddhuff@peoplepc.com I have a quadriplegic son who was in a car accident about two years ago. He did not have a head injury and is 100% cognative but he cannot push a button. From a quadriplegic’s point of view…one huge short coming of virtually all Cell Phones and Bluetooth headsets is the requirement to push a button to make a call and to perform other functions.

I modified the BlueAnt V1 Bluetooth Headset for my so that does not require the push of any buttons. He can make and receive calls with a simple head movement and voice commands.

Instead of pushing a button to make a call he simply has to tilt his head forward and the Headset will ask him to “Say a Command”. He can say things like “Home”, “Office”, “Favorite”, “Voicemail”, “Speed Dial 6”, etc…

To receive a call the headset will announce the Caller ID and ask him if he wants to answer or ignore the call. To answer he says “Answer” and to ignore it and send it to Voicemail he says “Ignore”. There are many other voice commands like “Pair Me”, “Teach Me”, “Redial” etc…

Just to be clear…the Headset is very small and there are no wires (or anything like that) connected to it. The modifications I made are mostly internal.

The headset is based on the BlueAnt V1…but I make a modification that eliminates the nessessity to push a button to place a call (or for any other reason). I am in the process of creating a Website and will begin marketing it within the next few weeks.

If you want more information feel free to send me an email ddhuff@peoplepc.com

]]> By: Nancy Watkins http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-77 Nancy Watkins Fri, 27 Mar 2009 16:41:38 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-77 Hi, great information. My daughter April-33-with Downs has started a soap making and gift company- Special Hands Artists- any ideas on how we can market with a very small budjet? This is probably not your field but any advice would be most welcome. Nancy and April Hi, great information. My daughter April-33-with Downs has started a soap making and gift company- Special Hands Artists- any ideas on how we can market with a very small budjet? This is probably not your field but any advice would be most welcome. Nancy and April

]]> By: Karen Barbour http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-65 Karen Barbour Thu, 26 Mar 2009 19:45:05 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-65 This is a great article and website. I have shared it with the owner of my company who hopefully with share it with corporate. As a realtor, I have a unique mission to serve the disability community. This comes from my heart and life experience. Having a site like this will help more business owners see that its a win win to be in touch with disability issues. It definitely helps the community see that there is POWER IN NUMBERS. This is a great article and website. I have shared it with the owner of my company who hopefully with share it with corporate. As a realtor, I have a unique mission to serve the disability community. This comes from my heart and life experience.

Having a site like this will help more business owners see that its a win win to be in touch with disability issues. It definitely helps the community see that there is POWER IN NUMBERS.

]]> By: DIY Projects » Blog Archive » Abled Body: Can Do Done Different » Blog Archive » Reaching the … http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-7 DIY Projects » Blog Archive » Abled Body: Can Do Done Different » Blog Archive » Reaching the … Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:11:31 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-7 [...] Q: Nadine, what ’s so exciting about marketing to people with disabilities? A: Well, first, the demographics are unbelievable. This is a huge, untapped market. People with disabilities have a combined income of nearly $800 billion in the …Next Page [...] [...] Q: Nadine, what ’s so exciting about marketing to people with disabilities? A: Well, first, the demographics are unbelievable. This is a huge, untapped market. People with disabilities have a combined income of nearly $800 billion in the …Next Page [...]

]]> By: Judith http://abledbody.com/expertviews/2009/03/26/reaching-the-disabled-demographic/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Judith Sun, 01 Mar 2009 12:44:58 +0000 http://abledbody.com/?p=166#comment-5 Wonderful article. Lets hope some companies are reading. Wonderful article.

Lets hope some companies are reading.

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