{"id":1519,"date":"2020-11-18T23:35:45","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T23:35:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alsutica.org\/?page_id=1519"},"modified":"2020-12-15T13:09:43","modified_gmt":"2020-12-15T13:09:43","slug":"utilize-technology-als-of-utica","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/alsutica.org\/utilize-technology-als-of-utica\/","title":{"rendered":"Utilize Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1519\" class=\"elementor elementor-1519\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-439e8f3b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"439e8f3b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-background-overlay\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9eb742f\" data-id=\"9eb742f\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6045bb6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6045bb6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">utilize technology<\/h1>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-32bf6410 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"32bf6410\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-394ed62\" data-id=\"394ed62\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51b1ccdc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"51b1ccdc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Technology can improve the quality of life and keep you living until a cure catches up<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-51f3b25f elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"51f3b25f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a15391 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"9a15391\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-eye\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49edc891 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49edc891\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">TECHNOLOGY\u2014COMMUNICATION WITH EYE GAZE<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-54214687 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54214687\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">No one likes to think about losing their ability to speak or communicate their needs, however it can become a reality. As your muscles get weaker, it becomes harder for your loved ones to understand you. It also becomes exhausting for you to repeat yourself.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will want to get a referral to a speech pathologist that can guide you through the options available. You will want a device that is equipped with <\/span><b>eye gaze technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. As the disease progresses, if you lose your ability to use your hands, eye gaze technology gives you the ability to communicate your needs with only your eyes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will also be able to surf the web, turn on lights or fans in your home, change the TV channel. These devices will give you some independence and keep you connected to the outside world, including friends and family.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facebook support groups for dealing with ALS are amazing and will keep your spirits up.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-266fa361 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"266fa361\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-432db180 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"432db180\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-voicemail\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7ad412a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7ad412a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">VOICEBANKING<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248bb39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"248bb39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-weight: 400;\">There is technology that will allow you to preserve your voice so that when a computer speaks the words you type it can be your voice instead of a computer generated voice.\u00a0 This must be done before voice function diminishes.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6598a29c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"6598a29c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d062976 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"d062976\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-user-nurse\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dc1f89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5dc1f89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">CAREGIVING<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5e15ec13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5e15ec13\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is important to put your caregiving team in place as soon as possible. You WILL need help! One or two people cannot do all the caregiving. This will become an around the clock necessity.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A spouse should not be the sole caregiver, a spouse needs the ability to be a spouse too and not just a caregiver.\u00a0 With Medicaid you can look into paying and hiring caregivers. No one likes the idea of a stranger performing care, however this is how the family unit gets to stay a family and not just caregivers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d00fe5d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d00fe5d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span style=\"font-family: Montserrat, sans-serif; font-size: 0.9375rem; font-style: normal; font-weight: bold;\">CAREGIVER&#8217;S SUPPORT GROUP\u2014 <\/span>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Email Sue Giglio at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sgiglio47@hotmail.com\">sgiglio47@hotmail.com<\/a><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ad993c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9ad993c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96189a elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"b96189a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wheelchair\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd8baa9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bd8baa9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-large\">EQUIPMENT &amp; HOME RENOVATION<\/h5>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c6642c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c6642c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>MAKING A HOME WHEELCHAIR ASSESSABLE<span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Noto Sans', sans-serif;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/h6><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Things to consider:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ramps<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bathroom \/ Shower<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bedroom on first floor<\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Look for grants to help pay for home renovations<\/span><\/li><\/ul><h6><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: bold;\">A PROPER WHEELCHAIR\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p>Please understand that when it comes time for a wheelchair, insurance will want to pay for the bare minimum.\u00a0<br \/><span style=\"font-size: 16px;\">Make sure you ask for a wheelchair that will expand as the disease progresses.<\/span><\/p><h6 style=\"font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 0.9375rem; font-weight: bold;\">TRAID CENTER LOAN CLOSET\u00a0<\/span><\/h6><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">ALS of Utica is proud to work with the Traid Center Loan Closet at UCP. The Traid Center is a wonderful resource for our local area. They provide, store, and maintain equipment for those in need.\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\"><span style=\"font-size: 16px; font-style: normal;\">If you have equipment needs, please call 315-292-1968. 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