Helpful resources for rehabilitation from stroke and other brain-injuries.
Most
people find a trackball easier to use than a
mouse. A computer mouse can be difficult
for someone with poor dexterity to use because
you move the mouse with your hand or arm. Also,
clicking often moves the mouse. Trackballs can
be much better because you move them with your
finger and click by moving your finger from the
ball to a button, so it's impossible to
accidentally move whilst clicking. We
recommend a trackball that you control with your
fingers (not the thumb). We've had very good
luck with the inexpensive Logitech Marble Mouse.
It's about $20 at
at Office Depot or a similar computer store.Therapy Articles published by Bungalow's team of programmers and therapists.
Other Speech & Language resources There are lots of useful resources on the web, including discussion groups, email lists, and lots of web pages. Resources are organized by category (stroke, TBI, therapist info, rehab institutes, etc.)
Universities that teach Speech Pathologists often have University Clinics where the students practice what they are learning. Patients can often get inexpensive therapy at these clinics.
These clinics are in two lists: those that are Members of the Academic Council and those that are not. There is little difference (to patients) between the two, it's just the way they are listed. The universities listed in the link below all have speech therapy programs so they are very likely to also have clinics where the patients practice under close supervision.