Communication-assistance devices help people with ALS

Jenna Gardner (photo by Kathleen Paice Froio) Jenna Gardner (photo
by Kathleen Paice Froio) For people who have a disease such as For
people who have a disease such as ALS, amyotrophic lateral
sclerosis, ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig's
disease, losing the ability to speak can be frustrating and
emotionally devastating. But technology today is offering ways to
maintain communication so that a person still has some
independence, explains or Lou Gehrig's disease, losing the ability
to speak can be frustrating and emotionally devastating. But
technology today is offering ways to maintain communication so that
a person still has some independence, explains speech-language
pathologist Jenna Gardner. speech-language pathologist Jenna
Gardner. She tells about the "voice library" for Upstate patients
and the transitional devices that can help patients maintain
communication using an iPad with an app called Predictable. She
tells about the "voice library" for Upstate patients and the
transitional devices that can help patients maintain communication
using an iPad with an app called Predictable.