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A new start with a special keyboard
一款特别键盘带来新的开始

Russ Miller is a 36-year-old man from Ohio.
拉斯·米勒是一位来自俄亥俄州的36岁男子。

When he was just 26, he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that made his hands deformed and made everyday tasks hard for him.
当他只有26岁时，他被诊断为类风湿关节炎，这种病使他的双手变形，并让日常任务变得困难。

He said, “My hands are not normal. I can't bend them easily. Recently, my thumb stopped working, and it's hard for me to hold a pen.”
他说：“我的手不正常，我无法轻松弯曲它们。最近，我的拇指停止了工作，我很难握住钢笔。”

For four years, Russ lived on the streets in Florida.
四年来，拉斯在佛罗里达州的街头流浪。

But in 2018, he decided to change his life.
但在2018年，他决定改变自己的生活。

He wanted to get help and improve his situation.
他希望得到帮助，改善自己的处境。

He had a phone, but typing on the keyboard was difficult for him.
他有一部手机，但在键盘上打字对他来说很困难。

So, he looked for a different kind of keyboard that could help him type again.
因此，他寻找一种能够帮助他重新打字的不同类型的键盘。

He found an app called Typewise by chance.
他偶然发现了一个叫做Typewise的应用。

Russ believes that the Typewise keyboard helped him communicate better with people.
拉斯相信Typewise键盘帮助他更好地与人沟通。

This helped him get help, find an apartment and even get a job.
这帮助他得到了帮助，找到了一个公寓，甚至找到了工作。

He said, “I can communicate better by typing than by talking because my voice is monotone, and people don't understand me well.
他说：“通过打字我能比说话更好地沟通，因为我的声音单调，人们不太理解我。

With the Typewise keyboard, I can type on my phone again, and I can use social media to reach out to organizations that help people with disabilities.”
有了Typewise键盘，我可以再次在手机上打字，还可以通过社交媒体联系帮助残疾人的组织。”

The keyboard has a hexagonal layout, which Russ finds much easier to use.
这款键盘有六边形布局，拉斯觉得这样更容易使用。

“I can move my fingers around without making mistakes," he said.
他说：“我可以自由移动手指而不犯错。”

Now, Russ has a part-time job taking care of dogs and cats on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
现在，拉斯有一份兼职工作，每周二和周四照顾狗和猫。

He can't work full-time because of his health issues, but he is happy to have something to do and look forward to.
由于健康问题，他不能做全职工作，但他很高兴能做点事情并期待未来。

The company that made the Typewise app didn't know their keyboard could help people with disabilities until they received Russ's letter.
开发Typewise应用的公司直到收到拉斯的信件才知道他们的键盘能够帮助残疾人。

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A new start with a special keyboard

Russ Miller is a 36-year-old man from Ohio. When he was just 26, he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, a disease that made his hands deformed and made everyday tasks hard for him. He said, “My hands are not normal. I can't bend them easily. Recently, my thumb stopped working, and it's hard for me to hold a pen.”

For four years, Russ lived on the streets in Florida. But in 2018, he decided to change his life.He wanted to get help and improve his situation, He had a phone, but typing on the keyboard was difficult for him. So, he looked for a different kind of keyboard that could help him type again. He found an app called Typewise by chance.

Russ believes that the Typewise keyboard helped him communicate better with people. This helped him get help, find an apartment and even get a job. He said, “I can communicate better by typing than by talking because my voice is monotone, and people don't understand me well. With the Typewise keyboard, I can type on my phone again, and I can use social media to reach out to organizations that help people with disabilities.”

The keyboard has a hexagonal (六边形的) layout, which Russ finds much easier to use. “I can move my fingers around without making mistakes," he said. Now, Russ has a part-time job taking care of dogs and cats on Tuesdays and Thursdays. He can't work full-time because of his health issues, but he is happy to have something to do and look forward to.

The company that made the Typewise app didn't know their keyboard could help people with disabilities until they received Russ's letter.