Kristy,

We have a customizable AAC call system (VerbalCare). It is switch capable. If you were able to find a switch to navigate the icons on the screen, it could be ideal.

Cheers,
Nick


Nick Dougherty
Co-Founder | VerbalCare
745 Atlantic Avenue | Boston, MA 02111
617.680.8525 | xxxxxx@verbalapp.co
    
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On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 10:36 AM, Alisa Brownlee <xxxxxx@alsa-national.org> wrote:
Looking for input from the group...any ideas?
(see below)

Alisa

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-----Original Message-----
From: Kristy [mailto:xxxxxx@gmail.com]
Sent: Sunday, March 23, 2014 5:16 PM
To: Alisa Brownlee
Subject: Guillain Barre Locked in

We have a family member with Miller-Fisher Guillain-Barre. He contracted the disease just two weeks ago and within 36 hours became paralyized on a respirator. He can only move one eyebrow and his jaw up and sideways. He is cognitively aware and can communicate letter by letter if someone says the alphabet.  He moves his jaw when the correct letter is reached. This is a very slow process. He is a retired engineer and very brilliant.  Our first hurtle is trying to find a method he can use to call the nurse.

Do you know of a way he could use his eyebrow movement to accomplish this basic necessity?  Please point us to the proper resources. The family and his ICU nursing staff have been unable to figure out this solution.

Thank you in advance for any insight you can offer.