Author: Elizabeth Stricker
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How we Communicate Without Eye Gaze: an ALS Caregiver’s Tips for Backup AAC
This is the final installment in our current series from guest author, Elizabeth Stricker! Communicating is tough when your voice doesn’t work. If you have ALS or another condition that affects your voice, an eye gaze device makes a huge difference — but it might not always be available or practical. When Eye Gaze Isn’t…
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A Day in the Life with Eye Gaze
We are thankful to have a guest author, Elizabeth Stricker, for this blog post! A typical day with eye gaze involves flexibility and mixing up communication methods. While it can be hard to get a good eye gaze calibration in some situations — in bright sunlight, or on the go — I always use it…
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How iOS Works With an Eye Gaze System
We are thankful to have a guest author, Elizabeth Stricker, for this blog post! Apple (iOS) devices are built with a host of accessibility features. For my PALS (person with ALS), these features have been a lifeline. Once we learned how to use them, we could adapt his familiar phone as his needs changed. When…