Kayla Takeuchi, a student who types to communicate, says: "The goal should always be about giving those who are silent a way of expressing themselves that is uniquely their own."
In Her Own Words (on Facebook)
“January 9, 2010 In My Own Words I was born into this life a silent girl. I was not able to tell my parents even the most urgent things, like being in pain. I was left lonely and frustrated beyond words. I was never supposed to be intellectually capable of even the simplest things, like knowing the alphabet. I think you have to live silently to understand what it feels like. . . .”
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