by Pete Norloff | Mar 20, 2019
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which is also called “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” is a neurodegenerative disease that attacks nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. These motor neurons basically control the muscles throughout the body, and their progressive...
by James Brinton | Apr 4, 2017
A current hot topic in the assistive technology arena is voice banking. Voice banking is the process of digitally saving your voice for future use on a speech generating device (SGD). Individuals who may lose their voice due to motor neuron disease or ALS can consider...
by Pete Norloff | Feb 12, 2015
If you’ve read about ALS and Steve Gleason, wondering what you can do to support the fight against ALS and to help those people living with the disease, here is your chance to take action: Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-05) recently introduced the...
by Pete Norloff | Jan 20, 2015
Eye tracking technology has numerous applications, from entertainment to marketing research to assistive technologies. In fact, recent advances in the industry point to a future where few of our lives won’t be touched by eye tracking in some way. Here are five eye...
by Pete Norloff | Nov 11, 2014
In September, we posted a blog about a legislative threat facing people living with ALS. According to a policy review by the Center for Medicare Advocacy, assistive devices capable of being adapted for non-speech uses (such as email and Internet access) would not be...
