Hi Victoria-

When I worked with people with ALS, the 2 switches I used the most frequently were spec switches and pillow switches.  (There are 2 kinds of switches called a pillow switch. The one I found useful was the gray one, not the green one.).  Another switch that I used frequently was the Tash microlight.

I especially found the pillow switch useful for people who very limited fine motor skills, but still had some gross motor function.

(It would be great if we had a thread on all the really creative ways our clients have used switches… I had some clients come up with some really clever solutions on their own… I had a few creative switch placements that I was proud of….  I always thought it would be great to have a website, showing photographs of different examples of switch placement, and giving instructions for how to do a switch assessment.)

P.S. If you are going to have a loan library, it would be useful to have switch mounts also.

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HI all,

I am in the process of trying to set up a loan bank of switches at our MND clinic in Cambridge.  I was wondering what switches would be top of your list (taking into consideration how frequently you would provide them to patients) if you had to set up a collection.

Thanks!

Victoria