I feared if I deleted something by mistake, or broke the device completely, this would leave the client with no means to communicate… No Pressure there LOL!Īfter becoming a client of the Lighthouse of Collier in 2019, and again seeking services in summer 2020, Jack received training in orientation and mobility. I was genuinely concerned about making ANY changes since I knew this client’s ability to communicate completely relied on this device. (It had not been updated since she was in high school!) I had never worked with this specific brand of augmentative communication unit before, so I searched online for a manual and spent many hours learning how to work the device and make changes to the settings and choice menus. She accesses the device through the use of head mounted switches – one switch steps through the choices while pressing the other switch causes the device to ‘speak’ the selected word or phrase out loud for her.ĭuring my first visit, Mary’s mom informed me that she was not at all tech savvy and really hoped I would be able to update the ChatFusion to offer more functional choices for Mary. Mary uses a ChatFusion device to communicate with her nurse caregivers and family. She is non-verbal and has little to no fine or gross motor control. She is a significantly physically impaired young lady who spent the better part of last summer in the hospital after suffering a cardiac incident. Indiana Code > Title 9 > Article 14.Mary is a medically fragile 24-year-old client.Florida Statutes > Chapter 322 - Driver Licenses.Florida Regulations > Division 15A - Division of Driver Licenses.California Codes > Vehicle Code > Division 6 - Drivers' Licenses.Arizona Laws > Title 28 > Chapter 8 - Motor Vehicle Driver Licenses.Arizona Laws > Title 28 > Chapter 6 > Article 3 - Driver License Compact. (8) Use of telescopic lenses to meet minimum visual requirements is not permitted. (7) Minimum acceptable field of vision is 130 degrees. If after the explanation, the point difference remains the same, the examiner will request the applicant to get a comparison eye report from another eye specialist. (6) Whenever there is a difference of more than 20 points between the acuity reported by the eye specialist and the reading from the vision screening equipment by the driver license examiner, the driver license examiner will so notify the eye specialist to determine an explanation for the difference. (c) Return later when not wearing the corrective lenses. (b) Presenting a Report of Eye Examination (form HSMV-72010 S, Revised 5/14,, and herein incorporated by reference), provided by the Department, completed by an eye specialist, or (a) Presenting a contact lens wearer card prepared by an eye specialist showing applicant’s uncorrected acuity, or (5) An applicant wearing contact lenses who does not wish to be restricted to corrective lenses shall be advised that the Department must determine if the uncorrected visual acuity meets Department vision requirements. (4) Applicants whose visual acuity is improved by corrective lenses to meet the above requirements shall be restricted to driving while wearing such lenses. (3) Applicants reading 20/80 or worse, in each eye when neither eye can be improved shall not be licensed. (2) Applicants reading 20/70 in either eye, with or without corrective lenses, are qualified if vision cannot be improved however, if one eye is blind, or 20/200 or worse, the other eye must be 20/40 or better or a license shall not be issued. (1) Applicants reading worse than 20/40 in either eye, with or without corrective lenses, are referred to a licensed eye specialist for possible improvement.
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