Hi Lisa-

You might want to contact the folks at X10- there might be a conventional product that does this-

 

http://www.x10.com/homepage.htm

 

(I’ve found them very helpful when I’ve called them in the past- they guided me through how I might put together an IR Call Chime with a DynaVox)

 

Margaret Cotts

 

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Subject: Re: [Assistive Technology] hands free tv input

 

Hello to everyone--

 

I tried to post this the other day, but I'm not sure it went out to everyone ont he lsit serve.

 

Here is the casewith which I need assistance:

 

person with ALS mid 50's

poor arm and hand control

no walking

sits in lift chair in assisted living facility

does not currently use his power chair

has good head control and good speech production

runs his computer through his flat panel tv monitor

 

He used to be able to use the remote to change "input" to computer and back to TV when he was done with the computer

He can borrow a headmouse and use tracker software to do computer functions, but how can he independently change the input from TV to computer and back again?

 

Thanks,

 

Lisa Bruening, M.S, CCC-SLP

Patient Services Coordinator

Northern Ohio Chapter

 

888-592-2572