Tag: ALS / MND
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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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International Impact: A Message of Hope
Kiichi Otsuka, an ALS patient from Japan, lost his ability to speak due to a tracheotomy. However, his life took a positive turn when he discovered NeuroNode.
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Control Bionics Partners with Help ALS Speak
Control Bionics and Help ALS Speak, a 501 (c)3 Organization dedicated to helping people with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), recently partnered to bring awareness and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) solutions to people living with ALS.