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.