Heartwarming tale of the deaf quadriplegic who writes on Twitter at four words a minu

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Heartwarming tale of the deaf quadriplegic who writes on Twitter at four words a minute

He is 24 and confined to a constant existence in a wheelchair.
But thanks to Twitter, David Rose not only has thousands of friends, but he's finding more all the time, all of them drawn to his witty comments and positive attitude as he blogs and tweets about his life.
David is a profoundly deaf quadriplegic, his disabilities caused by cerebral palsy, and he sends each message out at a pace of four words a minute, using a specialised computer which translates his eye movements.
Since his family helped set up 'David's Twitter Machine', to go along with his own blog, his world has got much bigger thanks to virtual friends which stand in admiration for his ethics, philosophies and good humour.


Heartwarming tale of the deaf quadriplegic who writes on Twitter at four words a minute | Mail Online

 

[deafdyke]

Confined to a wheelchair? Rme.....it's the wheelchair that gives him freedom.

 

[Anij]

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Confined to a wheelchair? Rme.....it's the wheelchair that gives him freedom.

I'm also confused about the 4words a min thing.

I have a number of friends who use Eyegaze software - they use it in conjunction with an onscreen keyboard software with word prediction/completion as well as copy/paste functionality. They typically can write 40-60words a min using it (my one friend used it to write all her university papers, and she certainly wasn't typing at 4 or even 10 words a min!)

 

[deafdyke]

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I'm also confused about the 4words a min thing.

I have a number of friends who use Eyegaze software - they use it in conjunction with an onscreen keyboard software with word prediction/completion as well as copy/paste functionality. They typically can write 40-60words a min using it (my one friend used it to write all her university papers, and she certainly wasn't typing at 4 or even 10 words a min!)

Very cool.

 

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David Rose, Deaf Quadriplegic Twitter Sensation, Dies After Inspiring Battle

David Rose, Deaf Quadriplegic Twitter Sensation, Dies After Inspiring Battle

David Rose loved Twitter, Facebook, and boob jokes. This is the norm for most 24-year-old guys. Except Rose was also a quadriplegic whose inspirational words and wit amassed thousands of likes and followers.

After being admitted to the hospital for a cold late last week, Rose died from pneumonia on Oct. 11, according to a blog post.

Born with cerebral palsy, Rose was deaf, mute and confined to a wheelchair, which he didn't see as a challenge.

“I do not even consider myself deaf, I am just "visually oriented," lol. I see everything I need to instead of hear it,” Rose wrote on his Facebook page.

This was especially true when it came to his Internet habits. Rose had a Tobii computer that tracked his eye movement using infrared light. His eyes essentially became the computer mouse. He could click by either staring at a point or blinking, typing about four words per minute.

When he first learned he had pneumonia, Rose wrote a post that he asked his sister to publish in the event he ended up dying. He said if everything ended up fine, though, he would "write a funny new post with lot of boob jokes in it. but if i not be around in a week then publish this."

In the post, which his sister published the day he died, Rose also went on to praise his readers.

“You are all special. all of you unique! love each other and make each other smile. a good joke is good medicine! make sure everyone around you have a smile ok? always do what is right. always! but forgive yourself if you forget sometimes. i have to go now. i love you all. i really do. you are amazing. i will never forget you!"

The Chive and the Daily Mail discovered the Costa Mesa, Calif. native’s story, growing his Twitter feed to more than 13,000 followers. Rose took every advantage of the social media platform.

He responded to dozens of tweets and comments as he could. Rose garnered a large following because of his witty and at times, raunchy, humor:

“My nose still itch and mom still gone so need pretty girl volunteer come scratch it. but rule is you cannot use your hands lol” Rose joked in a recent tweet.

Recently, he had been posting from his hospital bed, where he was being treated for pneumonia. Rose, in his signature inquisitive tone peppered with humor, wondered in his final blog post about what was next for him:

"first of all want to ask if there is sound in heaven. i guess there is but not sure if i want it! here on earth i been happy to be deaf and nobody seem to be very good at describe what is sound, so i have not miss it. but i guess if that part of the deal then i have to take what i get! say a message for me and maybe i will hear it! or maybe angels know asl i bet they do they are pretty smart lol

David Rose, Deaf Quadriplegic Twitter Sensation, Dies After Inspiring Battle

 

[Grummer]

Confined to a wheelchair? Rme.....it's the wheelchair that gives him freedom.

you so right, this is typical of media warping the messages, its arent right of them to reproduce stereotypical constructs of how para's and tetra's live their lives...