ALS and Environmental Control
Assistive Technology Advancements, Educational Content, News, Support
One of the most devastating aspects of progressive diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is losing the ability to control your surroundings. Fortunately ALS assistive technology has advanced to allow individuals the ability to…
The Latest in ALS Research
ALS Research, News
A new study performed by researchers at the Weizmann Institute of Science suggests that intestinal, or gut, microbiome may affect the progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Results of the study indicate that certain microbes…
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Military Veterans
ALS Research, News, VA Updates
Accessibility Services, Inc. (ASI) is not only proud to serve veterans, but many of our staff are veterans. Our Founder, Fred Thompson, founded ASI in 1991 with a primary mission to help veterans. Although our reach has expanded well…
ALS Communication Assistive Technology and Voice Banking
Assistive Technology Advancements, Educational Content, News, Support
Voice banking is a way for individuals with early stage amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and other progressive conditions to preserve their own synthetic speech. As we covered in previous articles, ALS eventually results in loss of…
Bulbar Testing and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
ALS Research, News
Last month we covered amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and loss of speech. This article is going to take a look at bulbar disease and ALS.
Bulbar disease originates in the brainstem and causes difficulty with speaking and swallowing. …
Comcast Rolls Out New Television Control Feature for Eye Gaze Users
Assistive Technology Advancements, News
A popular feature autonoME users enjoy is the ability to control their television. When we install an autonoME, one of the features we are often asked to demonstrate is its television control capabilities.
Cable giant Comcast recently…
The Anatomy of the autonoME (Part 3)
autonoME Hospital, Life with autonoMe, Product Highlights
When it comes to assistive technology for individual with quadriplegias, the autonoME is the industry gold standard. Not only is the autonoME an environmental control unit, but it is also a speech generating device and computer with Windows 10 and internet…
The Anatomy of the autonoME (part 2)
autonoME Hospital, Life with autonoMe, Product Highlights
The autonoME is one of the industry’s most respected communication devices for individual with quadriplegias. What makes the autonoME so attractive is its combined augmentative and alternative (AAC) and environmental control capabilities. We’ve been…