Meet some Users

I was first introduced to the Lightwriter when I was around ten. Before that I tried bliss boards etc. Before I had tried the Lightwriter nothing seemed to fill the communicational void.

The Lightwriter not only broke down communicational barriers, it also broke down a lot of educational barriers for me. It gave me a love for both the spoken and written word in both the English language and the Scottish language.

Hello, my name is Morgan and I am 18 years old  I live in Melbourne with my parents and two sisters. 

Because I have ataxia it is difficult for me to walk and talk clearly but I like to do lots of things and talk to people.  I always try to talk first but if people can’t understand me I use my Lightwriter^®. 

My name is Sian Jackson. I have dysphonia, esophageal dysmotility and cerebral palsy. I was diagnosed with esophageal dysmotility, as well as dysphonia in 2009/2010, but have had it for at least twenty five years. It's hard having dysmotility because you can sound OK and then it can be triggered for no reason.

Product advisor Vernon Jones has travelled thousands of miles for Toby Churchill. Although having flown to the Orkney Islands, he had never been to the far north of Scotland before. This was rectified recently with a visit to Lightwriter^® user Malcolm Moodie, who lives just a few miles from Dunnet Head, the most northerly point of the British mainland. Malcolm has had a long association with Toby Churchill and has been using a Lightwriter^® for many years.

My name is Simon Stevens, I am currently 36 and I have cerebral palsy. I live in Coventry and I am self employed as an experienced independent disability consultant and trainer. My work includes talking to social workers and social work students about my experience of employing personal assistants and how to work with ‘service users’.

Beth has been using communication aids since she was 4 years old. Throughout childhood she has worked through a range of dynamic screen devices, initially symbol-based and later text-based.

Mel is a community development worker from Melbourne, Australia

Hello my name is Barry Smith and I am 31 years old with Cerebral Palsy.

Sometimes people can't understand what I am trying to say, so because of this I have a Lightwriter® to make sure I am always understood.

Lena is a Lightwriter user from Sweden. This is a translation of her story:

Lightwriter^® SL40 has given me my human voice back!