Category: General
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Opening Back Up In-Person Assessments
As we’ve globally transitioned into telepresence communication, we will still be offering our remote assessments alongside our industry-leading customer support. We understand that some communication needs, and assessments, may be challenging to support remotely and we are pleased to be opening back up in-person meetings and assessments.
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Spectacular
Peter Ford remembers Michael Phillips from a decade of emails and text messages about AT code and evolving technology, the nature of existence, and the writers whom they admired.
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Church of trees
Celebrating a giant in disability rights advocacy and my friend, Michael Phillips, December 31, 1980 – March 26, 2020
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Cleaning + Disinfecting Your Control Bionics Communication Device
Your NeuroNode Trilogy should be cleaned and disinfected on a regular basis. We recommend Super Sani-Cloth Germicidal Disposable Wipes for this. While Control Bionics routinely follows these procedures internally, we understand in light of the Covid-19 virus that these best practices may also be extended to our clients as well as their caregivers and facilities. Please…
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The Most Wide-ranging AAC Solution Gets a Big Boost in Wearability and Durability
Control Bionics was founded by Peter Shann Ford in 2006 to address the most difficult cases of loss of speech and mobility. Ford and the Control Bionics team have added much to the original work, particularly in the miniaturization of the equipment, in the improvement to signal processing, in ease of use, and in the…
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Thoughts when trying the neuronode for the first time
A first time users review of the NeuroNode Trilogy system.
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New Assistive Communication Tech Promises Faster Speed and Less Fatigue for ALS
The NeuroNode Trilogy provides three access methods in a single funding accessible solution for degenerative conditions. MILFORD, OH – Feb.5, 2019 – Control Bionics Launches a new AAC package, the NeuroNode Trilogy, that significantly reduces user fatigue and increases speed for severely disabled people with conditions like ALS/MND, SCI, SMA, and Cerebral Palsy. Building on their successful…
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NYC Department of Education: NeuroNode in the Classroom
Successful NeuroNode Performance Trial with Maeve, a 3rd Grade Student with Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA), Leads to Acquisition of seven NeuroNodes by NYC DOE’s Center for Assistive Technology (CAT) for students in the New York City Education System.(Video News Release (VNR) Available for Free Download from WebAble.TV) NEW YORK, NY – Dec.12, 2018 – The New York…
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Kristin Harley: Communicating in the ICU with NeuroNode
Kristin Harley, diagnosed with motor neurone disease in early 2013, makes the tough choice to have a tracheostomy. While she has been using the NeuroNode at home for the past several months to control text, text-to-speech, emails, and more – she now needs it as she recovers from surgery in the ICU at Macquarie University. SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Dec.3,…
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Medicare Approves Life-Changing Technology for People with Disabilities
The NeuroNode provides a new solution for those with ALS/MND, Cerebral Palsy and more. Milford, Ohio, October 26, 2018 — Control Bionics’ NeuroNode, a revolutionary life-altering assistive technology product, is universally available for people with disabilities. Control Bionics released the NeuroNode in January of 2017 at the ATIA (Assistive Technology Industry Association) in Orlando, Florida. The…
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Ok Google – Everyone Can Say It Now!
Control Bionics will be launching a revolutionary wireless, wearable EMG device complete with hands-free, voice-free Google Assistant control for the disabled population at the Closing the Gap Conference. MILFORD, OHIO – Sept. 26, 2018 – Control Bionics announces the launch of Say-It NOW, a new application that will allow individuals living with speech and motor…
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NeuroSwitch Featured at Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST)
CEO Peter Ford and NeuroSwitch user Michael Phillips, who has spinal muscular atrophy, recently attended the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) 20th anniversary event. In the photo below, Michael Phillips is controlling a virtual jet fighter, engaging and downing other aircraft, with a single NeuroSwitch control site on his forehead.