David B. Lafever, BS/EET

Rehabilitation Engineer
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I also troubleshoot and repair all types of assistive technology, including:
 
 
 
 
 
 
     special pointing devices and keyboards,
     such as this very small Tash keyboard
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     laptop computers, including cases, buttons,
     screens, batteries, and keyboards
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     Windows computers, usually on-site, including
     hardware problems of all types
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
software problems, such as a "missing" USB.INF file, which disabled all USB ports on this computer 
 
(Vista suddenly couldn't find the file until I copied it to the right place - two folders over.)
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     devices for people who are blind or low-vision,
     including Braille 'n Speaks, braille printers,
     speech synthesizers, and even Perkins braillers
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
  
 
 
     Macintosh computers, including hardware and
     software problems
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     electronic equipment of all kinds
     (a Comfort Keyboard control box)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     porch lifts (miswired at the factory)
       and other mobility devices
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
     unusual items, like this new $700 bidet seat
     (broken mounting plate and bolts - a new one
     would have broken in the same places)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Replacing a failing hard drive includes moving as many files as possible to a new drive.  In this case, I got all of them before the old drive permanently quit.