A Pivotal Role in the Household

Marie-France has lost her voice and can only move a jaw muscle because of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), also known as Motor Neurone Disease (MND) or Lou Gherigs Disease. In this 4 minute video she shows how, with a single switch and AssistiveWare's Proloquo, KeyStrokes and SwitchXS software, she accesses her Apple PowerBook computer and communicates with others. She explains how she continues to perform a pivotal role in the household by doing the shopping, managing the bank accounts and even designing her own web site . Marie-France lives in Paris, France.

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A Pivotal Role in the Household is an episode from Exploring the Frontiers of Assistive Technology by David Niemeijer.

This episode is 3:55 long.

This episode was published on Nov 12, 2006.

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