This device is intended as an aid to users with dysgraphia, a writing disability. Using an app and a case with an acrylic lid to prevent scratching, it turns the user’s phone into a lightbox optimized for tracing sentences onto paper. This would be useful for filling out forms at the doctor’s office etc.
Due to Kyle's dysgraphia and difficulty with his motor skills (fine, gross, oral and visual), Kyle has trouble writing. This makes it hard to fill out forms that ask for information in multiple places (such as doctors offices, building sign-ins). Additionally, Kyle learns better by singing or visualizing something versus just hearing it. Kyle process things a little bit slower than most people, making following complicated directions and staying organized at school or at work difficult. Kyle would like a way to transcribe and/or trace words to make writing on forms and other documents less difficult.
Kyle Simon hails from Atlanta, Georgia. He is 24 years old and grew up attending Temple Sinai and playing sports at NYO. Kyle has been an active member of the Jewish community his whole life. Kyle currently volunteers as a beekeeper and a honey salesman for a program called: Hives for Honey. Prior to beekeeping, Kyle worked at the Marcus Jewish Community Center in the fitness center. Kyle is also a disability advocate and speaker. During his free time he enjoys watching sports and hanging out with friends.
The build files for Letter Tracing/Transcribing System are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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