Thanks, but it’s not windows if she wants to stay with the PRC device…

 

I do have a Headmouse Extreme if I can get her to use the new device………

 

THANKS so much!

 

 

Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP

Patient Services Coordinator

The ALS Association

Northern Ohio Chapter

phone: 216-592-2572

toll free:  888-592-2572

fax:  216-592-2575

 

Check out our webpage:  www.alsaohio.org

 

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From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Amy Roman
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 12:35 PM
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: tracker 2000

 

Hi Lisa, We have extra TrackIRs if that would be useful.  Which Windows OS? Sincerely, Amy Roman, MS, CCC-SLP Augmentative Communication Specialist Forbes Norris ALS Research Center 2324 Sacramento Street San Francisco, CA 94115 P (415)518-0592 F (415)600-3778 CONFIDENTIAL OR PRIVILEGED: This communication contains information intended only for the use of the individuals to whom it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, confidential or exempt from other disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any disclosure, printing, copying, distribution or use of the contents is prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify the sender immediately by telephone or by returning it by reply email and then permanently deleting the communication from your system. Thank you. --- On Mon, 7/23/12, lisa <xxxxxx@alsaohio.org> wrote: From: lisa <xxxxxx@alsaohio.org> Subject: tracker 2000 To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 8:11 AM Hi Everyone,   Short story:  I am looking for a tracker 2000   Long story:   About a year and a half ago, I loaned a patient an old PRC device with a tracker 2000 while I did her evaluation and waited for insurance funding.  I recommended a device with eye control since she was losing her head control.  She did great on equipment trials.  Funding was Medicaid so I was worried about getting a head control and then having to go back and ask for eye control…especially if funding took forever…   The patient ended up hating her eye control device ( multiple reasons:  didn’t want the device so close to her, obstructed her view of her TV screen and family members, caregivers seem to have trouble positioning the device, and other reasons—except that she didn’t tell me any of this until AFTER the 30-day return period—even though I asked).  She LOVED the PRC device and the tracker 2000….  Multiple times I went out to get her to use the new device, and she does great with it and caregivers seem to do well with it—while I AM THERE, etc…but she keeps going back to the old device.  She is over an hour and a half away from me.  I don’t remember if I had follow through from local slp…   Anyway, over the weekend, she went to a reunion and the tracker 2000 is now broken.   Easiest solution would be to loan her another tracker 2000- except I don’t have any more.   Next, use the new device, but she’s not so keen on that…  I suppose we can use a headmouse on her new device…   I do not think the PRC device is able to handle a USB trackerpro—I believe it is sufficiently old enough that it only has a serial port…   So, back to easy solution:  Anyone have an old tracker 2000 which still works that you would be willing to give her?   If you have other ideas, I’d be open to suggestions.   Thanks much!     Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP Patient Services Coordinator The ALS Association Northern Ohio Chapter phone: 216-592-2572 toll free:  888-592-2572 fax:  216-592-2575   Check out our webpage:  www.alsaohio.org   As of October 19, 2010 every person living with ALS in the United States can self-enroll in the National ALS Registry!  How to get to the National ALS Registry http://www.cdc.gov/als   Become an ALSA Advocate!  It's easy!  Go to our website and follow the tab for Public Policy. Click on Advocacy Action Center and sign up today!