communication

  1. I

    Dynavox Vmax Series 5 with wheelchair mount

    We're selling a Dynavox Vmax Series 5 which speaks North American English. This is an "open" device - it starts in the Dynavox communication program, but when this program is closed, it can be used as a standard MS Windows XP computer. This unit has been used lightly since 2007 by my sister who...
  2. B

    This POA thing...

    I know, that like Becca, I'm not the only one struggling with this! What do y'all do? My husband wants to handle all the bills and has changed online passwords in his brilliance and sometimes does not tell me. Then he expects me to know the password. Some things are in his name only. In the...
  3. Brother

    Tips on Communicating?

    Hi, Our situation has taken a sudden turn for the worse. I last spoke to Marsha 4 days ago via Skype without problems. Yesterday our sister turned on Skype for me, and I watched as Marsha's communication capability was limited to sporadic moans. I was able to make out a only few words over 30...
  4. notme

    Where is the ALSA and MDA?

    Ok Each year, tons of money is donated to the MDA association. Where's it going? It's not going to a great PAL here in another state with no local ALSA and no power chair she needs. It's not going to the PALS that have no communication devices and are typing with one finger it's not going...
  5. arkallen

    Walkie Talkies

    I DETEST the use of capital letters to add emphasis. And I LOATHE! the inane habit of doubling or tripling exclamation marks to further exclaim their exclamity. But what I ABHOR is the way people invariably direct their questions and comments to the taller, walking person when I am out with an...
  6. arkallen

    A Golden Watch

    Little One can be a touch slow of a morning. But let’s delve into the thesaurus for a moment and refine that description: She can be obstinate, obdurate, refractory, ponderous, intractable and just plain stubborn! Getting her out the door for school on some mornings requires super-human...
  7. F

    Eye control device for computer

    I do some volunteer work with hospice patients. One of the patients used to be a Grand Master chess player and was diagnosed with ALS almost 2 years ago. He can no longer control his hands or speech but his brain works fine. It looks like the dynavox eyemax is only for communication and I was...
  8. K

    Eye Gaze Technology

    I am interested in finding out about this technology. Does anyone use this or have info on it? I'm just starting to research this and see the need coming up quickly. Is there only one brand? Or are there many and is one better than others? When do you introduce this? My husband is getting...
  9. R

    Cargiver

    Hi everyone, im new to this forum..i am a cargiver to a als patient for five years now. He has had als for ten years. Hes a father of three,and still resides in the home.. He is a young guy who started his own business hes a heart doctor. Very well known in his communty.. In the begining he was...
  10. arkallen

    The Kinker

    "Please don’t bend the straw”. Whispered, typed, hand-written; no matter how you communicate this simple request it will be ignored. The temptation to kink a flexible straw transcends human powers of resistance. Nurses, hospital tea ladies, even my dear family, universally lack the self...
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