Oh, what a beautiful day, the sun is shining, I just bought a house, and I'm going to have a son. All right, across the street is an ice-cream stand, I think I'll cross the street and get a nice cool ice cream cone. There the
sisgn says "walk" I'll just move over there and, "sceeeeeeeeech", "thump", "craaash!
……………………..Oh, man how did I get here? There is a bright light over me, and people standing around wearing face masks. Man, I feel like I'm going tooo paaass out…………..
OOOOOOOHH, my head feels horrible; I think I'm lying down in a cold bed. I hear a TV playing just to the right of me. I think I'll just turn my head and… Ohh no, I can't turn my head! As a matter of fact my arms and legs won't move either! … I hear someone talking. "This poor man is now a complete C2 quadriplegic, he can't move any part of his body except for his eyes and mouth, and must remain on a ventilator indefinitely. He was hit by a drunk driver, and has many broken bones and lacerations, but he can't feel them. He's very lucky to be alive."
LUCKY, LUCKY; maan my life is over. I can't do anything, I just want to die. God, please take me, I am not worth a damn to anyone. I'm a total invalid, please help me die.
…It's been days now, and I can't even turn my head to watch TV, who's going to want me around? I hear someone knocking at my door, maybe it's a priest coming to read me my last rights. "Mr. Johnson, may I spend a little time with you to explain the benefits of CR therapy" …Therapy!? What the hell makes you think any kind of therapy is going to help me now?
What is CR Therapy anyway? "Well, Mr. Johnson, CR Therapy stands for 'Computer Response Therapy.'" Oh no you don't, I don't want a computer hooked up to me so the doctor can keep me alive, I just want to be left to die. "Mr. Johnson with 'Computer Response Therapy' a computer is adapted so you alone can operate it, just as anyone would operate a desktop PC."
HELLO lady, didn't they tell you, I can only move my eyes and mouth and can barely talk, how the hell can I operate a computer, I am fresh out of telepathy. "That's just the point, with the use of your eyes you can select letters with an eye tracking keyboard, essentially doing what you would normally do with a keyboard. And with your mouth you could use several devices to move the pointer - replacing a mouse."
"Mr. Johnson, you could do an unlimited number things on the Internet and…" Yeah, yeah, I know all about the Internet. What makes you think I could compete with a world full of able bodied users? "Mr. Johnson, there are millions of disabled users all over the world, right now: blind, quadriplegics, amputees, those with MS; MD; people with all kinds of impairments. Through the use assistive technology devices they achieved an unparalleled equality.
Okay, it sounds like something better to do than staring at the ceiling for days at a time, but who's going to help me organize all the details, I'm not exactly in the position to cut through a mountain of red tape; which I'm sure will be involved. "Mr. Johnson, that's what I'm here for, my job is to inform qualified individuals about the availability of adapted computers; coordinate the activities of a myriad of organizations and businesses; and handle all extraneous details.
Okay lady, who's going to pay for all this? "Mr. Johnson, this service is based on your ability to pay. How much you can afford is factored on a sliding-scale: if you can only pay a fraction of the cost, there are a number of sources that may be willing to fill the void, and in some cases the cost will be paid in full."
Who's going to teach me how to use this stuff? "In many cases, Mr. Johnson, the supplier of the devices will provide training, in any case we can always find someone to help you get acquainted with the devices …."
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