Sleep Apnea | EasyLife. Philips Respironics has just introduced this new CPAP/BiPAP mask that they claim “readily adapts to facial contours to create an instant and self-adjusting seal, nearly eliminating the need for nose bridge and forehead pad adjustments“. That’s an uncomfortable pill to swallow Philips, but I’d be perfectly willing to review the product [...]
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If you know me, you know I enjoy adapting common, every day objects to make my life with ALS easier to tolerate, and God knows we need all the help we can get. Secondly, I also enjoy a good laugh, even those uncontrollable, an effect of ALS on the mind, the “pseudo-bulbar affect”. This video [...] So let me get this straight: a team of scientists, using their brains, build a computer interface (artificial brain) to guide wheelchairs, ) through the user’s brain)… Confused? Who cares, but what an awesome use of technology for PALS! This isn’t the first thought-controlled chair attempt to come along, but competition is great for [...]  Because I have only limited functional use of one hand, I use Dasher, as shown here, to type without a keyboard, only a mouse. Great for loss of use of one hand, even if there's no fine motor control in your better hand. Also adaptable for eyegaze and head-mouse use. Give it a try! I supplement Dasher with an on-screen keyboard called Skeleton Key, created by a PALS, Dov Wisebrod.
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