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From: Greg.See-Kee@f631.n712.z3.fidonet.org (Greg See-Kee)
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Subject: Re: independence & attendants
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Date: 17 Jul 90 19:44:22 GMT
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 >There's another guy in this building who is non-verbral.  He 
 >directs his care with a spelling.  Does better than some quads 
 >with perfect speech. 

Yes, I noticed the same thing with my "clients" when I was
employed for five years before my accident, at the Australian
Quadriplegic Association.

Unknown to most people, it is not the speech apparatus, nor the
mouth-stick which upsets communication between people.   It is
due to the PSYCHOLOGICAL HEALTH of the person.

As you & everyone in this conference has seen, my brain damage
(and the resultant loss of psychological health) is far more
damaging than any damage to the peripheral nervous system
(including spinal cord) or the body components.

... c:\dos\@sign.lis

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