I too found the switch adapted personal call
buttons not reliable enough.
I once made a switch adapted call button out of a personal pager
system- (I had read of someone using this on the Living with ALS
listserv).
I only used it with one person (I stopped providing direct services a
while ago), but it seemed to work very well for her- and it could be
activated from at least a block away (which meant her children could leave
the house, and she could still beep them.
Again, I don't have wide experience using this, but it worked well for
her-
(This is the personal pager system I adapted:
Margaret Cotts
--- On Fri, 10/15/10, Travis Tallman
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
From: Travis Tallman
<xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: switch-adapted call
systems
To: xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, October 15, 2010,
5:49 AM
I have used the Personal pager by
Adaptivation with good results. Its range however is only 75 feet and
indicated as not approved to be used as a nurse-call.
Travis M. Tallman
CCC-SLP:ATP
Director of
Augmentative and Computer Services
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx
Lakeview/Cerebral
Palsy Association of Middlesex County
732-549-5580
x170
732-494-6235 Fax
From:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Betts Peters
Sent: Thursday, October 14, 2010 6:19 PM
To:
xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: switch-adapted call systems
Hi
everybody,
Does anyone have a
switch-adapted caregiver pager or call system that they really like?
We have been recommending the switch-adapted pagers sold by Enabling
Devices, but I have had several families tell me that these have lots of
“false positives” (they go off randomly when the switch has
not been activated). Not a good thing for a caregiver who is trying
to get some much-needed sleep.
It looks like Enabling
Devices’ Attendant Call Chime has changed since we last ordered it
– does anyone have experience with the new model? Or do you
have a different product that you would recommend? Any input would be
appreciated. Thanks!
Betts Peters,
MA, CCC-SLP
Assistive Technology Services Coordinator
The
ALS Association, Oregon & SW Washington Chapter
310
SW 4th Ave, Suite 630
Portland,
OR 97204
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!
|