Erica Gandy

Erica Gandy

Senior AT Consultant

Sensory Rehabilitation Specialist Erica is a qualified Rehabilitation Officer with 10+ years of AT expertise focusing on outcomes for the sight impaired and sensory development.

Recent Posts

Have you heard about ‘vocal Shortcuts’ in iOS 18?

Have you heard about ‘vocal Shortcuts’ in iOS 18?

As someone who tends to use my job as an excuse to purchase new gadgets so that I can explore them at my leisure my latest purchase of a new iPhone meant that I discovered ‘vocal shortcuts’ which is an absolute gamechanger for anyone with atypical speech. Siri can be quite difficult for some people to pronounce meaning not everyone can activate Siri it by voice command and if you are unable to activate it by touch then it makes Siri very difficult to use. Vocal shortcuts allow you to create cust

Erica Gandy
Erica Gandy
3/28/2025·1 min read
Jake's Story

Jake's Story

Case Study Jake is 16 years old and attends a specialist school. Jake has cerebral palsy affecting all four of his limbs, he is an essential wheelchair user, nonverbal and other health related issues. Jake is 16 years old and attends a specialist school. Around five or six years ago Jake began using eye gaze at school to support choice making, at the time Jake was sociable, enjoyed playing his toy piano and would clap his hands if he enjoyed something. Jake got his own eye gaze device so that h

Erica Gandy
Erica Gandy
10/30/2024·3 min read
Amazing eye gaze…

Amazing eye gaze…

Earlier this year one of our clients started using eye gaze as a communication tool. Not only does she use it to do all of her college course work, do online shopping, keep up with social media and play those addictive games like solitaire she uses it to give instructions to her support team in the kitchen. As a result of using her eye gaze so often, there has been an increased improvement in her posture which has resulted in better core strength! This is because to successfully use an eye gaze

Erica Gandy
Erica Gandy
4/30/2024·1 min read