Hello all,
 
I received this email from Steve Parker from the ALS Association in Georgia.  If any of you are interested in getting an Impulse Switch, please contact him directly.  I told him that I really have not had to use a switch with PALS since eye gaze became so readily available.  Yes, sometimes the only option is switching, but I often can use another type of switch besides an Impulse.
 
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From: Steve Parker [xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Monday, June 27, 2011 9:03 PM
To: Alisa Brownlee
Subject: Question about the "Impulse" switch


The people who manufacture this switch in Atlanta have run into problems, as AbleNet has not continued their distribution agreement and sales have not gone as planned. I'd like to find out if possible approx. how many of the Impulse switches (all of our ALSA AT chapters combined) have purchased.

For them to make ONE more batch they need a minumum of 20 units, so I would F/U with any of the chapters that have used them in the past, and "maybe" garner enough units to add up to 20. Can you help me out with this?

Thanks, I'd greatly appreciate any information you have on these switches and their use

Steve Parker
Director of Assistive Technology
A.L.S. Association of Georgia
678-699-7480
 
Alisa Brownlee, ATP
Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services
ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association National Office
 and Greater Philadelphia Chapter
Direct Phone: 215-631-1877