Hi
Amy-
Thanks
for the shout-out!
Erin,
I’m hoping to have my low tech store open at the end of
June/beginning of
July.
Some
of the items I’ll be selling:
Adapted
Laser Pointers (both hand held and head mounted
versions)
I’ll
also be selling the communication boards below in the following
sizes 36 x 24 inches, 24 x 14 inches, 11 x 17 and 8.5 x
11.
Alphacore
Extreme
AlphaCore
Midsize
Large
Word/Needs Board (Here is an early version of this board- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3jynuu7smBM
)
Simple
Core Vocabulary/Needs boards (OK, I need to come up with better
names!)
2
different Spanish communication boards
ETRAN
Boards
Scanning
boards
Erin,
I’ll send you a separate link with info on how to make your own laser
pointer…
Margaret
Cotts
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10:20 AM
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Subject: RE:
Low-tech
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Amy-
Thank you!
Can
you
tell me where you purchase your laser pointers? Especially the switch
adapted
laser pointers. Also, I have seen in videos the pointers that are on a
moveable
arm or mini mount on the glasses, where do you find the little mounts? I
would
love to extend beyond my world of Velcro!
I
have
one eyelink on hand but I need to order more to have available to patients.
I
have been searching for some Lucite plastic or something I can buy to
create my
own. I am not familiar with the AEeyeOU boards or the Etran. If you have
more
information I'd love to know about them. I will Google
it!
I
will
look at the ALSA packet- I haven't seen that yet!
Please
let me know when Margaret opens her education site- I will absolutely be
checking it out.
Lastly,
I didn't see the AlphaCore attachment. Can you resend it? Thank you again
for
your help.
Erin
Singleton M.A., CCC-SLP
Neuroscience
Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
2335
East Kashian Lane, Suite 301
Fresno,
California 93701
Office:
(559) 459-6056
Cell:
(559) 250-1949
Fax:
(559) 459-2957
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AM
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Subject: Re: Low-tech
and
no-tech Ideas
A great place to start is by getting the packet
that
ALSA National provides. It has lots of communication
boards.
I will attach AlphaCore to this which is the board
I
use for most direct selectors (laser pointer, finger, stylus).
I
give out a few AlphaCore boards on most of my clinic days. I
shrink
the board for people with less ROM and make them into wall posters
for
laser users.
For those who can't direct select I use the
AEeyeOU
board, Etran or EyeLink typically.
I also like to hand out small wallet cards from
ALSA
that say something like "the reason my speech is slurred or I am
unable to
speak is because I have ALS, etc". The card has an ABC board on
the
other side. It can help bulbar folks communicate on the fly and
even
has helped patients out of a suspected DUI when shown to the
officer
(also reportedly useful when trying to get a cocktail and the
bartender has said you have had enough already).
I always have a few adapted laser pointers on
hand. I keep a few that clip on glasses, a few attached to hand
styluses and some just velcroed to barrettes. Two options
are
available for all my lasers. Patients can have the kind that
are
switch adapted or ones that just have an on off switch. I like
the
adapted ones that toggle on or off with a switch activation. I
think
it is important for pALS to be able to turn their own laser on and
off. It not only alerts people in the room when they are ready
to
communicate but also makes it easier not to shine it in their
partner's
eyes when the partner is talking.
These are just a few of my favorite
things...
P.S. Margaret Cotts will be opening a web
based education site and store for low tech AAC for
pALS in the near future. I can't wait to stop making my
own
Etrans and adapted laser pointers and let the expert do
it!
Sincerely,
Amy Roman, MS,
CCC-SLP
Augmentative
Communication Specialist
Forbes Norris ALS Research
Center
2324
Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
P (415)600-1263
F
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Subject: Low-tech and
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Date: Thursday, April 22,
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I am
writing
to ask for everyone's opinions on some low-tech/no-tech options for
our
clinic.
My
question
is- if you could stock up on an assortment of no-tech AAC items to
have
at your clinic to give out to patients or suggest to patients what
could
you not live without?
I'm
looking
for everyone's favorite low tech options to suggest to patients-
laser
pointers? Board maker?
Anything
you
use regularly that is simple and successful. I am trying to get a
larger
assortment of options. Thanks for your help!
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Singleton M.A., CCC-SLP
Neuroscience
Outpatient Rehabilitation Center
2335
East
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