Guest guest Posted August 31, 2010 Report Share Posted August 31, 2010 has been using a Dynavox this summer and has done well. We are getting the smaller Dynavox for him. His medicaid will pay once the insurance rejects paying for it. Here is a link to Dynavox. In our state you have to have assistance from a SPL pathologist, and also you have to trial a device before insurance with pay. Here is the link: http://dynaskins.dynavoxtech.com/ Cyndi Burns Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 This discussion of AT is interesting. You are aware that SCHOOLS first need to supply needed Augmentative Communicvation Devices needed BEFORE you are forced to resort to using your own insurance (which usuaoly has lifetime caps) or MEdicaid. Even if the device belongs to the school, you should be permitted to use it at home. And if it breaks the school repairs ist. Use school resources first to me is smart consumerism. We do pay school taxes to educate our children . Communicating is part of education. Saving money there will allow you to have money for things that school will not pay for - like extra outside school OT/PT/SLP. At least that is what I did while Elie ws still in school. Sara, mother to Elie, age 25 and 5 others plus 4 grands. And now a new DIL as well!! On Tue, Aug 31, 2010 at 10:37 PM, cynthiamiltonburns < cynthiamiltonburns@...> wrote: > > > has been using a Dynavox this summer and has done well. We are getting > the smaller Dynavox for him. His medicaid will pay once the insurance > rejects paying for it. Here is a link to Dynavox. In our state you have to > have assistance from a SPL pathologist, and also you have to trial a device > before insurance with pay. Here is the link: > http://dynaskins.dynavoxtech.com/ > Cyndi Burns > > > -- Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Sara, Yes Charlyne has been helping me get this going with the school. If school gets one for if he breaks it I pay for it. They have a form I would have to sign. If he breaks the one I buy I have insurance to pay to repair it. We have had several (4) hour meetings on getting this AAC device. School trialed on a device and it was a joke. Ask Charlene. I would not trust them to get anything I need for . They cannot even do an evaluation right. They never believed he could even use a device. I fought them all last year for Independent outside AAC evaluations. We have a techno savy center here that did 's eval the speech therapist their could not believe that was not working on a device. Thanks for all of your suggestions. In some other city were the people are not so stupid that might work but not here. Good idea if it did work though. Thanks for trying to help. Cyndi B > > > > > > > has been using a Dynavox this summer and has done well. We are getting > > the smaller Dynavox for him. His medicaid will pay once the insurance > > rejects paying for it. Here is a link to Dynavox. In our state you have to > > have assistance from a SPL pathologist, and also you have to trial a device > > before insurance with pay. Here is the link: > > http://dynaskins.dynavoxtech.com/ > > Cyndi Burns > > > > > > > > > > -- > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2010 Report Share Posted September 1, 2010 Dynavox's come with a 3 year-warranty. I would have his at home and a separate one at school that they provide if you are worried. My son, now 7, has had one for almost 3 years and Dynavoxex are rugged. It is difficult to destroy them. They do come with a three year warranty though. They are most probably trying to get out of sending it home with you. CRAP on the PS again. > > > > > > > > > > > has been using a Dynavox this summer and has done well. We are getting > > > the smaller Dynavox for him. His medicaid will pay once the insurance > > > rejects paying for it. Here is a link to Dynavox. In our state you have to > > > have assistance from a SPL pathologist, and also you have to trial a device > > > before insurance with pay. Here is the link: > > > http://dynaskins.dynavoxtech.com/ > > > Cyndi Burns > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2010 Report Share Posted September 2, 2010 , slapped his dynavox and broke the glass screen recently. School is going to get a commmunication device for to use at school. I am not going to send 's device to school it is only for at home. Written into 's IEP the school district is having to supply a device set up just like 's device to teach him at school. Anytime over the years I sent anything to school they would forget to send it home. Since communication is a big part of 's frustration the last thing I need is for the school to forget to send home his communication device. Not going there with them. Several different times the district has asked if they can use 's medicaid to buy a device and I said no. They can purchase their own device for his use at school. It is the district responsibility to provide what he needs just like school books, or a facilitator if he was blind, or deaf. Charlyne has helped me implement for want he needs. The advocates in my state stink.Cyndi Burns > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > has been using a Dynavox this summer and has done well. We are getting > > > > the smaller Dynavox for him. His medicaid will pay once the insurance > > > > rejects paying for it. Here is a link to Dynavox. In our state you have to > > > > have assistance from a SPL pathologist, and also you have to trial a device > > > > before insurance with pay. Here is the link: > > > > http://dynaskins.dynavoxtech.com/ > > > > Cyndi Burns > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Sara- different pathways lead to Nirvana. > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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