communication

This is a (slightly) used Dynavox EyeMax. It's a device used for communication through touch screen and your eyes. The device has a camera and uses infared transmitters to sense your eyes and track their movement; it then uses a built in program to convert eye movements to letters and words...

its been so difficult to come back to this forum since my wonderful husband doug died february 16, 2011. He was a wonderful father to two wonderful sons. everyday my heart is broken and, I find the strength to live on. When I look back over our short 10 months I realize that we tried so many...

I think some of this could be FTD playing a part, but tell me I might be wrong. Phil's speech has gotten so bad now that when he talks it sounds like one big mumble and I can't make out a single word most of the time. I ask him to speak more clearly - one word at a time and sometimes he will...

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...

Hi All I am a new member. My husband was diagnosed in early January with ALS bulbar onset, and we were told he has 2 years to live. Massive shock obviously. He has worked in Formula One for 35 and now Moto Gp so has always travelled a lot. He is still working, but this disease seems to be...

hello everyone, i've been researching devices and was wondering if anyone has used the hp slate communicator from GUS. it uses SpeechPro software. any input is appreciated.

April 10th. This morning around 9 am, my husband reminded me by pointing at letters on a sheet of paper while I held his left arm, that today marked the anniversary of his grand mal seizure exactly one year ago. This date will forever be marked in our minds as the day when our lives would...

Yesterday marked another step in this whole process for my husband. He will be working from home from now on. He also notified his boss and team members that he will be retiring soon. He had a really rough, emotional night. I felt in a bind as I had pushed for him to start working from home...

I am a nursing grad student and I have a close friend with ALS, he is now on a vent and living at home. I would like to know your views on the following 5 questions, a simple yes or no or elaborate as you have time. Thank you your input is greatly appreciated. 1. Was it difficult to find a...

For people who can't afford to buy a Dynavox and don't have the hacker know-how to build an EyeWriter, are there useful low-tech communication systems that exist, such as blinking codes or an eyeball language that makes use of gaze direction and blinks to formulate a sort of alphabet or...