The grant program provides financial assistance to individuals diagnosed with ALS and their families. This support covers costs associated with their diagnosis, including communication devices, medical expenses, home modifications, home care, and transportation needs.
Assistive Technology Week (AT Week) happens annually and features educational sessions by guest speakers, industry experts and professionals to help those with ALS learn about technology to assist with everyday tasks.
ALS Association staff located in the District of Columbia, Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and West Virginia have designated time on the fourth Monday of every month so that people with ALS and their caregivers can virtually meet with the local Assistive Technology Specialists for an added layer of technology education and support.
This program provides assistance to support permanent ramp structures for people living with ALS in need. Financial as well as consultative services are part of this program.
Voice banking is a way for people living with ALS to create a synthesized version of their natural speaking voice for use in a speech generating device.
Our free-standing Assistive Technology lab is located in Rockville, MD and is staffed by an Assistive Technology Specialist. The Assistive Technology Lab provides the space, tools, and support needed for individuals with ALS to live better lives through the use of technology.
Those with ALS who are in need of language interpretation services can speak with their care coordinator about access to an interpreter. The ALS Association wishes to provide support to all persons living with ALS.
The Communication and Assistive Device Program is meant to serve those who do not have insurance coverage for a device or those in need of a short-term loan while awaiting insurance coverage. The program can connect you with community speech-language pathologists to assist with insurance paperwork.
In conjunction with Scholarship America and the Paula Kovarick Segalman Family Scholarship Fund For ALS, applicants must be individuals who have had finances impacted due to having been diagnosed with ALS themselves, or a parent or guardian or immediate family member (living or deceased) having been diagnosed with ALS. Additional eligibility criteria apply.
The Monthly Webinar Series features presentations about topics of interest to those living with ALS and their families. Each presentation will be recorded and posted for later viewing.