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Making Connections: Accessibility, Technology and Reactions to the "Touch Barrier"

For your consideration... __________ As We Approach The Mid-term Elections, Please Ask Questions Hundreds of Americans have made the ALS advocacy trip to Washington. Many have met huge accessibility and caregiving challenges to go there to ask for relatively modest federal funding for ALS...

I would like to get some opinions regarding an install of an elevator in my house. For various reasons, we believe an elevator is the right choice for us. However one specific aspect of it is whether to install automatic door and gate openers. This would add a significant cost to the project...

To All It May Concern: I have been fortunate in knowing my friend and former boss for 25 years now. Three years ago my friend was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig’s disease). His name is Larry Savage. He is 57 years of age and he is in the final stages of ALS. I’ve been told only 3 to 4...

Will post pictures and prices shortly but we have the following items for sale: If you are interested, please email your phone number to [email protected] and I will return every call. Items will be removed from post as each are sold... Thank you for your interest. All items are in...

This was in Sunday's New York Times (travel section): "Expedia.com and its subsidiary Hotels.com have rolled out search tools that allow travelers with disabilities to find and book lodgings that feature bathrooms for the handicapped, roll-in-showers and Braille signage. While Expedia.com says...

Some months ago someone posted a link to an article about "100 simple things" worth living for. Below is a link to a lengthier story of his life (Martin Welsh M.D.) with ALS. The Sacramento Bee, Friday, November 13, 2009, “A dying doctor savors simple joys and crosses off his final '100 things'...

My first symptoms were bulbar, some breathlessness while speaking early this year, then slurring started at the end of April. A few weeks later I noticed my hands felt strange and weak while writing, but they still were strong in strength tests. I was diagnosed in August and in the past two...

This article was in the ALS Independence newsletter. ALS grants available Dec. 19, 2008 The Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association is offering Lowe's Home Modification Grants to provide construction materials for projects enhancing mobility, increasing independence and improving...

This article was in the ALS Independence newsletter. ALS grants available Dec. 19, 2008 The Jim "Catfish" Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association is offering Lowe's Home Modification Grants to provide construction materials for projects enhancing mobility, increasing independence and improving...