Clinton Deutschmann
"Due to the kind sponsorship of an interested donor, Clinton Deutschmann
and many adults at Aurora Rehabilitation Hospital in Port Elizabeth
will be the first to benefit from Propeller Multimedia Software
in South Africa.
Clinton sustained a severe head injury in July 2007 after falling
through the roof of a factory where he worked. He received intensive,
inpatient daily speech therapy, occupational therapy and physiotherapy
from August 2007 to January 2008. Since then he has been receiving
weekly outpatient speech therapy, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy and
powerplate. Propeller Multimedia Software will allow him to continue
intensive therapy at home with weekly guidance from his speech therapist.
The Medical Director and Speech Therapists at Aurora are thrilled
with this software and look forward to seeing the results with other
patients. ".
Holly Saxby, Speech Therapist, Aurora Rehabilitation
Hospital, Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
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"My husband had a severe stroke about 7 months ago. A month ago our insurance company stopped covering therapy due to a slow recovery. I am able to stay at home with him but I have to work (we were not retired when he had his stroke) so I am not able to be a full-time therapist for him. He is able to do a lot of the physical exercises on his own now, but I needed something to help with speech. We started trying software, and React2 was the most intuitive to operate. I still have help him to the next level or to do the same level over again (a voice that reads the buttons would be nice - maybe on mouse-over) - since he recognizes a lot of words in a general way but he can't REALLY read.
Before his stroke my husband spent a fair amount of time on the computer for his work, and even though he lost his ability to use a computer with his stroke, it seemed natural to turn to software for help.
I would like to add that I appreciate the aesthetic effort that went into creating React2 - having an inviting visual environment can be a motivating factor. The differences between UK English and American English do not outweigh the advantage of React2 for my husband".
Ms. Leslie Morgan, Lacey, WA, United States.
[Ms. Morgan downloaded a 30 day TRIAL from www.propeller.net to evaluate the program, then ordered online and activated React2 by email]
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"In our department, we have been using software from Propeller Multimedia for several years now. Having used React successfully since its development, we were pleased to be able to purchase React 2 last year. This is an extremely user-friendly piece of therapeutic software for adults with language processing deficits. It covers a broad range of language domains and provides varying levels of difficulty to suit the widest range of patients. I have found it useful both for patients with pure aphasia and those with problems of language and cognition, subsequent to traumatic or other forms of brain injury. Patients themselves have responded very positively to the package, appreciating the range of stimuli it offers. I find it a real boon in terms of therapy preparation time – I know that it will provide exercises ideally suited to my patient without having to sit and prepare paper and pencil exercises. Though such exercises will always be an important part of therapy provision, React 2 provides a refreshing alternative for both therapist and patient.
In addition last year, we were also fortunate to be able to purchase several other pieces of therapeutic software from Propeller. We chose packages dealing with reading, including functional tasks such as reading an advert as well as longer texts, semantic processing, auditory comprehension and speech analysis and production. Although these packages (developed by Bungalow) are American and therefore rather culturally biased, we have found them useful adjuncts to therapy, and most patients are not troubled by the American accents. Again, they provide a large pool of extra resources for patients who need repeated practice to achieve speech and language goals.
We have found Propeller Multimedia to be consistently helpful and accessible. From selection of products, to installation to after-sales care, their approach has been friendly and totally reliable, and I would not hesitate to purchase from them again."
Vicky Mayer, Speech and Language Therapist
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"Headway Shropshire is a charity that was set up in 1989 by local people who had experienced the effects of head injury. We now have our own purpose built Headway House where we run our day opportunities centre and our free outreach service. We have been using React 1 cognitive rehabilitation software for over two years. It is used primarily to evaluate and chart the progress of Headway Shropshire clients’ skills in areas such as short term memory, literacy and numeracy.
With the advent of React 2 we are able to broaden our scope as we have a wider choice of cognitive programmes. Visually it is easier for the clients to follow as the graphics are very clear and easy to understand. The menu is simple to follow, allowing clients easier and quick access to the various programmes.
From the tutor point of view, it is very easy and quick to access the many programmes; the table of user results greatly assists us with client evaluation. With multiple level access to the majority of the programmes we are able to, a) chart the progress or otherwise of our clients, and b) ascertain the level they are able to achieve without placing undue pressure on them. Both the audio and visual programmes are very clear and certainly help our clients, some of whom have a degree of difficulty in understanding the concepts of the different processes we are trying to get them to complete.
All clients with an acquired brain injury are unique, so with the broad range of cognitive software available through React 2, we are able to find suitable activities for most of our clients. "
Frank Buzzard,
Outreach Worker,
Headway Shropshire
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"I'm getting good sound from my laptop.
The results sheet looks as if it will be very useful.
I like being able to print off the 'content list' so that users can see the 'big picture' of Exc done and Exc yet to do.
Use of spread sheet sounds really useful because you can then choose what 'slant' you want on the written form of the results. "
Susan Bell,
Bell Speech Consultants
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