The Daily Mail has reported on a deaf quadriplegic who has become a Twitter sensation despite being limited to only 4 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.
Follow David Rose: @daveonwheels
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Chris
October 11, 2012
I love this guys enthusiasm for life and his gentleness with others, thanks for flagging him up here – he does make the world a better place.