Hi,
I have had the same experience as Antoinette.  The first few people you talk to don't know what you are talking about.  I typically have to take them to their own website to get any action.
I recommend Philips Lifeline because I have had a few patients report back successful outcomes.  I even had a patient fall and her family and she reported that the Philips auto-alert fall detection worked.
I don't have  a huge amount of feedback to go on but I am not hearing negatives.
 
Philips Own Lifeline website says:
Assistive Devices
Devices which can be used to activate the Lifeline system as an alternative to the Personal Help Button to help users with limited physical ability live life to the fullest. Examples of assistive devices include:
  • Pillow Switch that can be pinned to a pillow and activated by a controlled head movement.
  • Wobble Switch can be activated by gross body or head movements coming from any direction.
  • Rocker Lever Switch is activated by gross hand, arm or body movements or by a mouth or head stick.
  • Sip or Puff Switch that is activated by sipping or puffing on a tube depending on whether there is breath control or respiratory control.
  • P-Switch which is activated by minimal movement detected by small sensors (set by the user) and that can be placed on any part of the body capable of minimal motion.
http://www.lifelinesys.com/content/glossary

Sincerely,

Amy Roman, MS, CCC-SLP
Augmentative Communication Specialist

Forbes Norris ALS Research and Treatment Center
2324 Sacramento Street
San Francisco, CA 94115
Cell (415)518-0592
Fax (415)600-3778





--- On Wed, 11/28/12, xxxxxx@improveability.com <xxxxxx@improveability.com> wrote:

From: xxxxxx@improveability.com <xxxxxx@improveability.com>
Subject: RE: switch-accessible lifeline
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Date: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 1:31 PM

The companies I have called do have switch adaptable options, but you typically have to talk to multiple people going up the chain to find someone who knows that they offer it.

Antoinette Verdone, MSBME, ATP
Assistive Technology Consultant
ImproveAbility, LLC
Office: 512-522-1705
Cell: 512-497-6026
Fax: 888-501-1009
Address: 7301 Burnet Rd, Suite 102-265, Austin, TX 78757
 
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-------- Original Message --------
Subject: switch-accessible lifeline
From: Lisa Bardach <xxxxxx@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, November 28, 2012 1:09 pm
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com

Does anyone know if there is a version of LifeLine (or other method of calling in emergencies) that is switch-accessible? 

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Lisa G. Bardach, MS CCC-SLP
Communicating Solutions, LLC
2314 Yorkshire Road
Suite 200
Ann Arbor, MI 48104
phone (734) 973-9670
fax     (734) 975-6970

ALS of Michigan, Inc.
24359 Northwestern Highway, Suite 100
Southfield, MI 48075
248-354-6100 x227
 
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