The Communications and Life Skills Center is a state of the art
computer center designed to enhance the cognitive skills of patients
recovering from stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury and
neurological dysfunction.
The Center features
computer workstations designed especially to foster a sense of
independence for rehabilitation patients. The adaptive equipment
provides accessibility for patients who are wheelchair bound; speech,
hearing or sight impaired; or suffering from partial paralysis. The
computers feature voice activated controls; large screen monitors;
adapted keyboard, joystick and mouse controls; and software designed to
build everyday skills such as balancing a checkbook and enhancing
memory recall. A workstation designed and programmed specifically for
pediatric patients was funded by a grant from Paul Newman and Newman's
Own Foundation.
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