Thank you for visiting Global Software & Computer Solutions Centers, Inc. Recently, we gave a legally blind student from Windham New York, the gift of independence. Global Software & Computer Solutions Centers, Inc. is very proud to serve all persons with disabilities nation wide. This includes persons with visual impairments, hearing impairments, and other various physical challenges. Recently, we found a legally blind student in Windham New York attending school that was having a very difficult time keeping up with her peers. The difficulty in getting work completed, and reading printed materials was a severe challenge to this student, and with the right equipment and software, we made the dream come true for a legally blind student that really needed help.
This student has multiple problems to deal with directly related to her disability, but was found to be extremely inteligent, and most capable if she was given the chance to excelle. The reasons for most of the struggling came down to this, simply not having the proper assistive technology hardware and software solutions packages and the portability of a laptop computer to assist her in completing her every day tasks independently.
This student was forced to push around a cart on wheels with a desktop computer and CC TV from class to class, which was difficult to manage. Getting help from an agency was very difficult, and assistance from the school was also difficult to obtain. On top of all of this, her mother also couldn’t provide these needed items, as they are very expensive to acquire. Agencies for the visually impaired were also of very little help and support either. Global Software & Computer Solutions Centers, Inc. decided to donate the gift of a complete PowerMaster laptop computer, fully configured with Braille, speech, and large print capabilities to assist this student in her every day living, independence, and for her future education. This is a service that we provide to qualified students with disabilities.
The visually impaired student’s name is Marcia Kumant, and she is 19 years of age. We put together a complete assistive technology hardware and software solutions package which was presented to her by our company’s owner at her high school in Windham New York just before Christmas. Richard Goddeau traveled to Windham New York with his Fidelco Guide Dog O’Malley, and presented Marcia with her new gift. The system was preconfigured with the following items: A PowerMaster 9098 Pentium Pro Class Series Laptop computer with JAWS For Windows, Magic For Windows, Open Book For Windows, and Microsoft Office 2007 Professional Edition and Adobe Acrobat 8.0 Professional Edition. The operating system chosen was Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate 32-bit Edition. We also included Adobe Acrobat Reader to aid this student in learning to read PDF documents with JAWS For Windows. We also ordered a Focus44 refreshable Braille display from Freedom Scientific which she will be trained on once she can fully use her new system to its full potential. We are currently providing Marcia with comprehensive assistive technology and computer training, along with word processing training to enable her to get the most out of her new computer system and adaptive technology. This training is being provided at a very minimal cost to the student by our company’s owner.
This system is valued at over $14,000.00 with all of its various components and software and the system was given to Marcia by the owner of this company at no cost to the student. In addition, we are also working with this student to assist her in receiving her first guide dog from the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation. Congratulations Marcia, we wish you and your family the very best. It was truly a pleasure to provide you with a free gift of independence, and we are blessed to make a difference in your life, and the lives of all persons with disabilities nation wide.
To contact us about these types of service programs for a student that you feel may be qualified or that can benefit from a gift of independence, you may call: (800) 922-5170 Ext. 701. Donations made through this website, or from sales generated through this website have enabled us to provide these services to students like Marcia. Thanks to our dedicated customers, and to our donation sponsors, we will continue our mission to support persons with disabilities across the United States of America and abroad.
For those customers that have made donations directly for this cause, and for the Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation and their mission, we sincerely thank you all for your gifts. For More Detailed Information Please feel free to contact us.
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