Our Compassionate Kinship for Caregivers Program can help you make connections with others who have experienced similar roles by linking you to a Volunteer Peer Mentor.
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.
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.
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.
People with ALS may need extensive durable medical equipment (DME) at some point during their illness. Our equipment loan closets contain primarily used and donated equipment, from bed rails to bath benches to power wheelchairs.
Those living with ALS, their families, friends, caregivers, and health care professionals can speak with specialized care services staff regarding many aspects of ALS care, available community resources, and services.
In recognition of National Volunteer Month, we’re shining a spotlight on the many different ways you can get involved by providing help, support, and hope to the ALS community. Volunteering is a powerful way to make a positive impact in any community. And when it comes to supporting people impacted by ALS, each and every volunteer action makes a difference.
This month, Calaneet Balas, ALS Association President and CEO, and Scott Kauffman, Association Board Chair, joined several board members with ALS and some who have lost loved ones to the disease to meet with members of Congress in House and Senate leadership positions and participate on appropriations committees that will decide how federal dollars are to be spent.
ALS Nexus will feature leading experts in the ALS community, including researchers, healthcare providers, advocates, and people living with ALS. Each brings unique perspectives and invaluable expertise to our discussions. Join us as we share insights, ignite hope, and change the future of ALS.
The ALS Association invites clinicians, researchers, health care professionals, postdoctoral fellows, and graduate students to submit your abstracts for poster proposals for consideration by May 8. We will alert the primary author by June 7 if your poster is selected.