Inspiring the fight against ALS
Our mission is to bring awareness and innovation to finding a cure for ALS, also know as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. We imagine a world where ALS is a treatable, manageable illness rather than an underfunded, terminal disease that devastates the lives of individuals and their families every 90 minutes.
ALS Accessible Technology Guide
As a patient who has lived with the disease for over a decade, I spend quite a bit of time researching, designing, and implementing various things to make my life more productive. This is by no means a complete list but should provide a good resource for those going through the disease. As I find...
What is ALS?
ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a progressive motor neuron disease that results in the inability of the brain to initiate muscle movement. People diagnosed with ALS generally lose the ability to walk, talk, eat, then breathe, leading to their death in 2-4 years. From the time someone is diagnosed...