Accessibility Services, Inc. (ASI) is the provider of the autonoME, a combined augmentative and alternative communication aid and environmental control unit (ECU) designed specifically for individuals with severe disabilities, progressive diseases and spinal cord injuries. ASI’s proprietary autonoME has become one of the most popular hospital and residential products on the market. The autonoME seamlessly integrates full environmental control, augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and computer access (Windows 10) into one single package. Founded in 1991 with a primary vision to help veterans, ASI has since expanded its mission to address the needs of all severely disabled individuals with a special focus on the unique and exceptional needs of the quadriplegic community. Founder Fred Thompson’s philosophy, “we start with the customer and work backwards” has inspired ASI’s research and development engineers to stay one step ahead of technology, ensuring the company continues to deliver the most advanced and progressive solutions on the market. For more information, visit http://accessibilityservices.com

About the Boston Children’s Hospital: The Augmentative Communication Program at Boston Children’s Hospital is internationally acclaimed for its work with children and adults who are non-speaking or whose speech is severely impaired. The Boston Children’s Hospital The program provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art evaluation and treatment for children and adults with congenital or acquired disorders affecting expressive communication, comprehension and computer access. This includes children with autism. The ALS Augmentative Communication Program is a unique full time Augmentative Communication/Assistive Technology Program focused on supporting people with ALS, proactively but at any time during their life with ALS.

Boston Children’s is the pioneer and was the first organization to iniate a program that supports ALS patients to bank messages and then have access to those messages in their own voice using digital technology. Since 2018, the messages banked can be used to ‘create your own voice throughout the my-own-voice program. Boston Children’s ALS Augmentative Communication Program will assist each ALS patient followed by the program and supported through the program’s Message Banking™ Process and take advantage of the “double dipping” process to create a my-own-voice. They will then work to select and support the most appropriate technology that will allow a patient to combine message bank and voice bank in your daily life. .

About the Department of Veterans Affairs: The Veterans Administration provides medical services to all US military veterans.
Website: https://www.va.gov

About MND Association: The Motor Neurone Disease Association is the only national charity in England, Wales and Northern Ireland focused on MND care, research and campaigning. We offer a life-line through accurate, professional, accessible information and practical day-to-day support to enable people with MND to live with their diagnosis and achieve the best quality of life possible.

Picomed AB is an active reseller and advocate of My-Own-Voice in Sweden, with a broad range of Technical aids in the segments of AAC.

About Team Gleason: Team Gleason is committed to providing for and finding solutions for those living with ALS and other related neuromuscular diseases. Our focus is on those with ALS and also those who care for them. Team Gleason’s small staff and volunteers work tirelessly every day to empower those living with ALS to live with continued purpose and as productively and independently as possible.