Patricia Benzing, MSE Rehabilitation Engineer University of Iowa Hospital School 100 Hawkins Dr., Room 333 Iowa City, IA 52242-1011 319/356-4657 319/356-8284 fax patty-benzing@uiowa.edu http://www.uiowa.edu/~ddd-uhs Activities: 1. Computer access evaluations 2. Alternative and augmentative communication evaluations 3. Wheelchair/seating evaluations 4. Environmental controls Provide services in the following areas to inpatients and outpatients (primarily children and young adults with developmental disabilities): assistive technology (alternative and augmentative communication, computer access, environmental control, etc.) medicine, dentistry, audiology, nutrition, recreation, social services, seating & positiong, psychology, therapies (OT, PT, SLP), etc. Interests: All types of computer access input devices; switch access, joystick, voice recognition, mouse emulators, alternative keyboards, switch software applications (especially pediatric applications), computer-based alternative and augmentative communication and environmental control. Resources: Information about computer access hardware and software, including the following; Headmouse, computer-based alterantive and augmentative communication software, Dragon Dictate, U-Control, EZKeys for Windows, single switch scanning applications (for pediatric population), Intellikeys.