We do single switch relatively often on power wheelchairs as the last option for control. Great for power feature control, pretty slow and awkward for any driving. Eye blink switch could work I suppose, if you could keep it in the right place with tilt/recline.   

 

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I know of a single switch scanning drive system, but have been told it is very difficult to use and set up etc.  Never actually seen it in operation. 

 

Theoretically, one could use an eye blink switch with that.  Of course I don’t think I need to expound to this list the difficulty of operating, attaining and maintaining positioning of an eye blink switch.  That is a whole separate issue with no particularly easy answer….

 

SO short answer is I have heard of it.  Also short answer is I have never seen it and have significant reservations about even trying it…

 

From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Lisa Bruening
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I have not ever seen this..

 

On Tue, Jan 17, 2017 at 10:19 AM, Alisa Brownlee <xxxxxx@alsa-national.org> wrote:

Have any of you had a person in a wheelchair control the chair via a single switch that is eye blink operated?  

 

Thanks,

 

 

Alisa Brownlee, ATP, CAPS

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