Category Archives: Adaptive Equipment

Derek’s expressive communication was quite challenging for people to understand, more so than other sons I have shared about in previous posts. Although Ben, Alan, and Sean all have cerebral palsy and are non-ambulatory and nonspeaking, they have a bit … Continue reading →

This photo show a gray switch that is secured to Ben’s Tobii Communicator post. This is plugged into his device to allow Ben to turn it on.   Ben has little control over his hand. This shows how he can … Continue reading →

 Ben’s first voice output machine was the Real Voice/Speech Pac, like Alan’s. Ben also accessed his with the light pointer. He wore his light in the center of his head. Ben also required his arms to be restrained.   Ben … Continue reading →

Ben has cerebral palsy that affects his entire body. He cannot sit, stand, speak or walk. But he is bright, alert and knows what is on his mind. When I adopted Ben at age three, he could only communicate using … Continue reading →

This is the system Alan uses today – DynaVox EyeMax System for eye tracking. As with Alan’s other systems, his device is mounted to his wheelchair. There is a more secure mount on the market today where the post slips … Continue reading →

Here Alan is being evaluated to see what his accuracy would be to use a switch and scanning method. You can see nine sections (the squares on the top part of the box). Each section has a light and the … Continue reading →

Alan was born with cerebral palsy and is nonverbal. He has no functional use of his hands, cannot sit unsupported, or bear weight on his legs. Alan’s communication shines through his laugh, his body language and his eyes. You will … Continue reading →

The first step was to have Sean learn how to answer yes/no questions. We put large color-coded words on his wheelchair tray. These pictures are taken from different angles to show what it would look like from Sean’s point of … Continue reading →