Chapter 10

Technology

 

 

March 08 1966 to October 01 1994 , were 28 years of not knowing the role technology played in our journey to the unseen eternity?  Not only was the technology I was as well.  Everyday technology was making our life convenient and it improved as our dependence demanded it. 

  October 01 1994 I, (David Daul) had a Stroke at 28 years old.  My Stroke left me a quadriplegic and unable to speak for communication.  Now, I am among the disabled American and we all depends on today’s technology to carry out the loses of our own mobility.

  That Saturday October second day, I lost my future.  Two years of sleepless nights, the odds stacked against me.  The question that haunted me was, “How do I get back to the future I lost?”  The answer came very slowly and the schooling began.  Little did I know about today's technology?

  The answer began in the days my accident began.  A small piece of technology by Dynavox actually began my future.  I used this technology to speak my thoughts, meanwhile learning the basic computer functions.

This date began the long answer to my question,

  “How do I get back to the future I lost?” 

  September 06 2000 I started learning about the different types of technology available to aide my new mobility.  Finding and learning the differences in ways today’s technology can bring me up to par

  I never have found or bother to find out why computers came so dam easy for me to learn. I mean I never needed to turn one on, so therefore I didn't even know how to turn a computer on. We take technology for granted as we take life’s journey to the unknown.  In my journey to the unknown, I had a stroke. My stroke left me with quadriplegia unable to order a pizza.  Because of the stroke, I learned how to turn on a computer that helped me order pizza again. 

  I am reminded everyday how today’s technology will play out my days to the unknown. Its places like Aspire’s Technology Today keep me coming back to teach me today’s technology.