Alan is creative and resourceful. He lives in Washington State. Alan
uses high-tech and low-tech strategies to meet his needs.
High Tech:
- communicates with a Liberator from PRC
- sings songs with his Liberator
- uses a power wheelchair for mobility
- operates his Liberator and wheelchair with an adapted footpad
Low Tech Strategies, many of which he invented:
- an alphabet board, pointing to letters with his feet
- paints with a paintbrush in between his toes
- signs documents with a pen in his shoelace
- Alan invented a front door control, a way to paint with his foot,
and a way to sign documents with a pen in his shoelace
Alan is an artist. Check out this online photo
gallery. Alan was Artist in Residence with Artists Unlimited for many
years.
Alan is an advocate for people with disabilities. This video clip shows
Alan testifying at a hearing at Washington State DSHS.
He is testifying against a proposal to change the funding rules for
AAC devices.
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Alan and his wife, Sharon Jodock King, published "Our
Lives, Our Community, Our Caregivers." It is found in Speaking
Up and Spelling It Out: Personal Essays on Augmentative and Alternative
Communication, edited by Melanie Fried-Oken, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, &
Hank A. Bersani, Jr., Ph.D.(Paul
H. Brookes Publishing Company).
Follow this link to see a list of other video clips of
Alan: Sharon and Alan's video clips. As
you will see, he is a very active member of his community.
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