Category: Education
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Cognitive Support for Everyday Life and New Situations
Managing complex daily routines can be a significant hurdle for individuals with cognitive or developmental disabilities. Imagine then, the added stress of communicating in unfamiliar and emotional situations like incident investigations into potential crimes or abuse. At Control Bionics, we love all tools that bridge the gap between “I can’t” and “I can.” For some…
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Shepherd’s Big Leap: Let’s Talk
For most teenagers, communication is effortless—a quick joke, a text to a friend, or sharing what’s on their mind. For Shepherd Lynch, it’s been a very different journey. After a brain injury in 2016, Shephard’s speech no longer allowed him to communicate everything he wanted to. For many things, he was dependent on the yes/no…
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We’re Headed to Closing The Gap 2025!
We’re thrilled to share that Control Bionics will be exhibiting and presenting at the 43rd Annual Closing The Gap Conference, taking place October 21–24, 2025 at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Bloomington, Minnesota. This event brings together the best minds in assistive technology, and we can’t wait to connect, learn, and share our latest innovations…
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Introducing The Block: A New AAC Resource Exclusively from Control Bionics
At Control Bionics, we believe that every voice deserves to be heard—clearly, confidently, and in a way that works for the communicator. That’s why we’re excited to introduce The Block, a new AAC vocabulary pageset distributed exclusively by Control Bionics, thoughtfully designed to meet the needs of auditory scanners, individuals with significant visual impairments, and…
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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…
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New Recorded Course: Eye Gaze 101
The Eye Gaze 101 course, hosted by Kristin Whitfield, is now available online for you to view at anytime! Designed to discuss the basics of eye gaze technology with clinicians, teachers, and family members. Despite being an important means of access for many individuals with significant physical disabilities, some individuals are unsure of how to…
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Grid Three Update: QWERTY Format Added to Scanning Interface
We’re thrilled to announce that the popular scanning interfaces for kids, young adults, and adults have received an update that will make communication even easier and more efficient. The “16 Location High Contrast Scanning Kids and Young Adults”, “16 Location Auditory Scanning Kids and Young Adults”, and “16 Location Auditory Scanning Adults” interfaces now feature…
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Control Bionics Featured on the Special Education Inner Circle Podcast
Catherine Whitcher, founder of the Master IEP Coach® Mentorship + Network and host of the Special Education Inner Circle Podcast, spoke about Control Bionics’ NeuroNode Trilogy in her latest episode. Listen now!
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Make the Most of Your Budget with Bulk Discounts for Schools
Getting multiple NeuroNode devices to have on hand for your students saves you time and money. It allows your students to connect with more independence. Take advantage of our volume discount to make the most of your budget.
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[Quick Video] Examples of Scanning
Communication software programs have different names for different scanning patterns and sometimes it is easier to see the differences than just read about them. In this video, we show 9 different scanning options in the Grid 3 software.