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Thank you to Betts and to
Antoinette. Both the pALS and the partner are very
NEW
to technology and I am afraid walking into the Verizon store could be quite
overwhelming to them both. I had thought of the netbook option,
but
was afraid of overwhelming them… especially since it doesn’t
seem
as seamless getting the info/text BACK to the
netbook. They really need to take baby steps
and
sort of need to think compartmentalized at this
point. It will be a challenge as they have no
history with texting, pagers, or a home computer with email! YIKES!
To top it off, they are both YOUNG!
It’s
amazing to think they haven’t had technology in their
lives. Lisa M. Bruening, M.S.,
CCC-SLP Patient Services
Coordinator The ALS
Association phone:
216-592-2572 toll free:
888-592-2572 fax:
216-592-2575 Check out our webpage:
www.alsaohio.org 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! Where Patients
Matter
Most From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betts Peters Hi
Lisa, I know a
PALS
who uses the LG enV Touch from Verizon and likes it a lot. I
haven’t used it myself, so I don’t really know how easy it
would be
for someone who is new to texting. However, according to cnet.com, it
does offer multiple options for text entry on the touch screen, including
handwriting recognition, multitap or T9 on an alphanumeric keyboard, and a
QWERTY keyboard. There is also a slide-out QWERTY physical
keyboard. Another
potentially useful feature of the enV Touch is that it has a simple
text-to-speech function. Within the Notepad tool, there is an option
to
speak what has been written. Again, I haven’t been able to try
it
myself, but my client says it works well. Another client had the LG
Voyager, which I believe is the precursor to the enV Touch, and the Notepad
TTS
function on his phone produced good-quality
speech. Assistive Technology Services Coordinator The ALS Association, 503-238-5559 800-681-9851 Fax: 503-296-5590 Website: www.alsa-or.org ShopToDefeatALS.com - start
your shopping here and support the fight against
ALS! WalktoDefeatALS.org - visit
today to sign up for the Walk! From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lisa Sorry, The patient’s speech is not
intelligible on the telephone any longer. His partner and family want him to
start
using texting. They are up for a new phone and I was hoping to point
them
toward a few models that have a good (i.e., larger) keyboard or those
that have been successfully used with other
pALS. Thanks for asking for the
clarification. Lisa M. Bruening, M.S.,
CCC-SLP Patient Services
Coordinator The ALS
Association phone:
216-592-2572 toll free:
888-592-2572 fax:
216-592-2575 Check out our webpage:
www.alsaohio.org Become an ALSA Advocate! It's
easy! Go to our website and follow
the tab
for Public Policy. Click on Where
Patients Matter Most From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Antoinette Verdone Lisa, I am not 100% clear what you are
asking
for? Can the patient speak? Why does
he
want to do text? Antoinette Verdone, MSBME,
ATP Assistive Technology
Specialist The ALS Association, Greater
42 Broadway, Phone: 212-720-3054 Fax: 212-619-7409 Email: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxx "One cannot consent to creep when
one
has the impulse to soar" -- Helen
Keller From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of lisa Hi! Any suggestions on a verizon phone for a pALS with poor
speech to upgrade to a texting phone? He has “ok” hand
use
right now, but it is beginning to be impacted. This will be a TOTAL change for the pALS as he has never
texted or used technology (computers
included). Thanks! Lisa M. Bruening, M.S., CCC-SLP Patient Services Coordinator The ALS Association phone: 216-592-2572 toll free: 888-592-2572 fax: 216-592-2575 Check out our webpage:
www.alsaohio.org Become an ALSA Advocate! It's easy!
Go to our website and follow the tab for Public Policy. Click on
Where Patients
Matter
Most No
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