Dept of Aged, Disability & Home Care "Tools For Life"

The Situation

St George School, NSW is a school for students with disabilities. There are 48 students at thes school and the majority of these students are non-verbal and rely on alternative means of communication.

The Requirements

St George School wanted to develop an effective communications system so that when students leave the school, they can adequately function in society. Microsoft Services was engaged by the Department of Aged, Disability and Home Care who in turn appointed Readify to develop a solution.

The Solution

The device used for the project is a slate PC running Windows Vista with a customised User Interface which was developed by Readify.

The Benefits

The solution has been very effective and highly praised, by providing the students with new ways of communicating.

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For More Information

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