I would agree with Mary Jean- my
limited
experience indicates that there needs to be more flexible mounting to
accommodate multiple locations- most of which was not a
WC
Joan Breslin
Larson
Supervisor, Special Education
Policy
Minnesota Department of
Education
651 582 1599 (voice)
651 634 2739 (TTY)
From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mary Jean Dyczko
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
12:50 PM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: RE: [Assistive
Technology] Mounting, eye gaze and Advanced Stage ALS
Informally...most of
my
PALS that are in advanced stages of ALS are predominantly in bed and
therefore
a rolling mount or the
SGD with a desk mount on a hospital bed tray has been the preferred
method.
Also, unfortunately, my experience has been that even before they reach
advanced stages they are more in bed or a recliner then they are in a
wheelchair (for many reasons...too many to list here). Hope this adds
to
your wealth of information J
Mary Jean J. Dyczko,
M.A.
CCC/SLP, TSHH, ATP
Assistive Technology
Specialist
Innovative Technology
Center
Rehab Tech Department
United Cerebral Palsy Association of Nassau
County, Inc.
380 Washington Avenue
Roosevelt, New York 11575
(516) 378-2000 ext. 337
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From:
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[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Margaret Cotts
Sent: Wednesday, July 16, 2008
1:40 PM
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [Assistive
Technology]
Mounting, eye gaze and Advanced Stage ALS
There is something I’ve been curious about
for a
while.-
I’ve been thinking about eye gaze systems,
mounting, and folks with advanced stage ALS.
I wanted to take an informal survey - do people
think that
most folks with advanced ALS would generally be using a rolling mount for
an
eye gaze system, or a mount attached to a wheel
chair?
(I have my own thoughts on what I think most PALS
would be using, but I thought I would check with the group first
;-)
Thanks for your help with
this-
Margaret
Margaret Cotts, MA,
ATP
DynaVox Technologies &
Mayer-Johnson