Hi,
Since we are talking about mounting SGD (always challenging), I thought I should share with you one of my Pinterest Boards.   Pinterest it is a site that I just learned about in a great presentation Carole Zangari gave at ISAAC on "Digital Curation".  
 
Now that I use Pinterest, anytime I find something on-line that I think would be of interest to my patients and people who work with pALS, I just "pin" the picture and it is saved on one of my Pinterest Board.   They are digital bulletin boards basically.   I have a "Tablet Mounting" board with pictures of mounting options for tablet devices (iPADs, Androids) as well as SGDs.  
 
Now, when I see a client in clinic, instead of emailing them a list of links to solutions I think might work for them I just tell them to visit a Pinterest Board on "Tablet Mounting Options".  I usually suggest a few that I think will best meet their needs but often family want to browse their options.  Let's face it.  They know what will work in their lives better than we do often. 
 
I am happy to pin any solutions people are using that they would like to share.  Just email them to me.  I also want to know when things don't work as expected.  When I get feedback from users and colleagues, I will add it to boards too so we have reviews. 
 
To see the board with mounting options go to
 
Pinterest.com
Search "Amy Roman SLP" 

 BTW- You don't need to join to look at other people's boards.
 
 
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





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From: Edward Hitchcock <xxxxxx@ric.org>
To: "xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com" <xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com>
Sent: Fri, January 4, 2013 10:17:04 AM
Subject: [no phi] RE: Mount suitable for SGD beside a recliner chair

I have liked what I have seen of easychair also.

 

I would throw out the suggestion of Daessy Rolling mounts.  Not sure what the actual clearance you need is but…  The rolling mount with the offset base may be wide enough to go around the entire recliner while bringing the device in assuming the casters are too high to make it under the recliner.

 

What I have also done in the past; an additional rigid mounting pole and mount it too the cross bar of the rolling mount; this allowed for extra height as well as bringing the device closer to my pts eyes.  Not sure it is an approved use of daessy mounting but it worked for me.

 

http://www.daessy.com/dms/rm/indexrl.html

 

Ed Hitchcock OT/L

Technology Center

Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago

 

 

From: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com [mailto:xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com] On Behalf Of Amy Roman
Sent: Friday, January 04, 2013 12:09 PM
To: xxxxxx@alsa.simplelists.com
Subject: Re: Mount suitable for SGD beside a recliner chair

 

Hi Mary,

I can relate to this problem!  I have used a solution called http://easychairworkstation.com/.  It compensates for a small footprint by being heavily weighted.  This of course can present another set of problems. 

 

I also saw this one (but have not used it) that looks exactly like what you are talking about.  http://www.theeasychairmount.com/pd_test.cfm.  I like the price too.  I think I will look into this one.  Has anyone tried it?
 

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





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From: Mary Johnson <xxxxxx@hotmail.com>
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Sent: Fri, January 4, 2013 9:59:07 AM
Subject: Mount suitable for SGD beside a recliner chair


Hello all and thank you for the incredible impact all your advice has made on the well being of the pALS I serve.
 
I have been mostly unsuccessful in using a rolling floor mount for a SGD with eyegaze access for someone in a recliner chair.  There is not enough clearance for the mount to roll under the chair and  I cannot seem to get the device positioned safely or closely enough.  My thoughts were to elevate the chair with some sort of blocks attached to the chair base,but that seems to have another set of problems associated with it. 
 
Many years ago I saw a hospital table that slid under the bed but did not have wheels in front.  Instead it had long prongs (sort of looks like a fork lift with flat blades projecting) .  This type of an arrangement would be really useful and would slid right under.  I have looked through most of the mounting company sites and have not seen any alternatives.    But instead of re-inventing the wheel I thought I would inquire of this most esteemed brain trust.  I am sure there is an obvious solution. 
Any ideas?  What do you do?
Many thanks, Mary

 
Mary A Johnson, MA CCC-slp
Speech-Language Pathologist
West Sacramento, CA
(916) 698-5752
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