Hi I’m in Australia and my grandson has just been injured to what extent we do not know but when he is in a good frame of mind I will show him your channel Thanks for sharing your journey
Really appreciate the videos that you make. My sister started her journey in January of this year and is going through the stages that are common for most people from what I'm finding out. Some days she'll be receptive to ideas and some days not. But that's ok. Her hands are closed like yours but she can use her knuckle on her tablet and phone. I watch your videos as I need to and like that they are usually short and sweet and stick to one subject as far as I can tell. Have a great day! 😀
I'm glad to hear that my videos are a resource of information for you! I appreciate you letting me know, and reach out to me on social media or email if you have any questions. Thank you for watching and commenting!
How do you use a phone and what tips and tricks do you have to help others? Using Phone Without Finger Function (Article) - bit.ly/3hMRalm Products That Make Living With A Spinal Cord Injury Easier - www.amazon.com/shop/masonellis
My husband is quadriplegic as a result of Primary Lateral Sclerosis and has absolutely no movement from neck down. I wish he had some arm movement like you do. He can only make calls by voice activation through Alexa. That works fine unless the internet goes out.
I'm c5 c6 the wheelchair ♿ will not hold me Down I have leg movement and I'm constantly moving 😇..who ever see this you will walk again don't believe anything else you hear ❤❤ keep retraining the movement you have. 🧠💪
I use the voice assist on iOS..... you turn it on and give commands.......basically like dragon dictation, but you can use it to control the whole iPhone..... I’m a C4/5 inc
@@mongreltiger > "Can you use voice control to answer your phone?" On Android, YES. There are many freeware products. It is also programmed into many operating systems, and "Launchers", as an extra option. It answers automatically, every time, after a set number of rings. The incoming call can have its number and - or caller's name spoken out, every time if wished, before answering. All calls can also be auto-recorded, auto-diverted anywhere, and auto-terminated if wished. These "auto" functions can also be changed or stopped anytime as well.
I love anything with rings. I have the wheels that pop off on my wheelchair...and I'm shocked I don't need the quad quick release for them. They are quadknobs by Spinlife and Kendra tires.
I wanted the quad quick release wheels when I ordered my TiLite Aero T manual wheelchair but that's not what came for some reason. Therefore, I can't really get the tires off myself.
@@masonx54 bummer! They sell just the axels at Living Spinal. They may try to talk you into entire wheels though. I know for a fact they have quad release axels though. Can someone measure the ones you currently have? That's all they will need.
I don't use a phone at all, I use a tablet instead. This is because I never leave the house without company and so I prefer a bigger screen mounted on a convenient stand on my desk where i spend 99% of my day. Luckily my thumb is quite stiff so typing with my thumb is rather easy. The accessibility function on android was very useful, especially when I couldn't use my right arm. Things like pinch zoom would have been impossible otherwise. Voice control of devices is so overrated. People don't seem to understand that voice assist requires silence from your environment and during that silence you're broadcasting everything you're doing on your pc to anyone in earshot. There will always be some oblivious person who thinks you are talking to them and come from a different room and say "What!?" when you're mid-sentence. Another accessibility feature I have found indispensable as the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard. I find swiping over the letters rather than tapping the individual ones much easier with my thumb.
Yeah, voice control is frustrating if the environment you are in is not quiet. I appreciate your detailed comment with valuable information! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I recently got a new phone this weekend. I kept killing the charging ports on my previous phones, but now that I have a lamp that has a built in charging port so I don't have to plug my phone chargers into the extension cord which is probably the charging ports in my phones got killed easily, I'm also making sure I don't have to take one phone charger back and forth between mom and dad's houses which was probably part of the problem. I had an lg, but I bought a Samsung Galaxy a20 which I'm still trying to get used to and not long after I got the freedom chair, I got a gear beast phone lanyard so I can easily access/use my phone since it's around my neck and not in my pocket. The two gear beast phone lanyards that I currently have now both have a breakaway safety clip and a snap release buckle, I ordered both of them from Amazon
We are just starting this journey with my son Jacob he is 21 and had bacterial meningitis. He had limited function of his hands and still can’t talk but is able to give thumbs up and down how can he use a phone? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. He taps my phone then taps himself I asked do you want your phone and he gives me a thumbs up!
Hi I’m in Australia and my grandson has just been injured to what extent we do not know but when he is in a good frame of mind I will show him your channel
Thanks for sharing your journey
I'm sorry about that. I hope my videos help. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Really appreciate the videos that you make. My sister started her journey in January of this year and is going through the stages that are common for most people from what I'm finding out. Some days she'll be receptive to ideas and some days not. But that's ok. Her hands are closed like yours but she can use her knuckle on her tablet and phone. I watch your videos as I need to and like that they are usually short and sweet and stick to one subject as far as I can tell. Have a great day! 😀
I'm glad to hear that my videos are a resource of information for you! I appreciate you letting me know, and reach out to me on social media or email if you have any questions. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Good info for others of us with slightly different limitations (post-stroke) as well - thanks for posting!
Awesome, glad I could help and thanks for watching!
How do you use a phone and what tips and tricks do you have to help others? Using Phone Without Finger Function (Article) - bit.ly/3hMRalm
Products That Make Living With A Spinal Cord Injury Easier - www.amazon.com/shop/masonellis
They are on Facebook...if you are on Facebook.
I use the loopy phone case and have them put an extra loop on the top!
Yeah, I remember watching your video showing how you use your phone as a quadriplegic!
Very helpful, thank you! Holding/using the phone that way has made an immediate difference. It's Dupuytren's for me.
Great, I'm glad my video helped! Thank you for watching and commenting!
My husband is quadriplegic as a result of Primary Lateral Sclerosis and has absolutely no movement from neck down. I wish he had some arm movement like you do. He can only make calls by voice activation through Alexa. That works fine unless the internet goes out.
Phones also have a feature to answer calls using voice commands without using Alexa. Thank you for watching and commenting.
I'm c5 c6 the wheelchair ♿ will not hold me Down I have leg movement and I'm constantly moving 😇..who ever see this you will walk again don't believe anything else you hear ❤❤ keep retraining the movement you have. 🧠💪
He'll I'm trying
Thank you for this
My aunt is newly paralyzed and we need to learn how to do this type of thing
You're welcome! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I use the ring holder. It Works Fine for me. Thanks for the vídeo Mason. Greetings from Brasil 🇧🇷
Awesome. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching!
I use the voice assist on iOS..... you turn it on and give commands.......basically like dragon dictation, but you can use it to control the whole iPhone..... I’m a C4/5 inc
Awesome, thanks for sharing!
Yes, this. It is called voice control. You can ask Siri to turn it on.
Can you use voice control to answer your phone?
@@mongreltiger > "Can you use voice control to answer your phone?"
On Android, YES.
There are many freeware products. It is also programmed into many operating systems, and "Launchers", as an extra option.
It answers automatically, every time, after a set number of rings. The incoming call can have its number and - or caller's name spoken out, every time if wished, before answering. All calls can also be auto-recorded, auto-diverted anywhere, and auto-terminated if wished. These "auto" functions can also be changed or stopped anytime as well.
You should talk about your work at home setup
I would but it's nothing special. Haha
I love anything with rings. I have the wheels that pop off on my wheelchair...and I'm shocked I don't need the quad quick release for them. They are quadknobs by Spinlife and Kendra tires.
I wanted the quad quick release wheels when I ordered my TiLite Aero T manual wheelchair but that's not what came for some reason. Therefore, I can't really get the tires off myself.
@@masonx54 bummer! They sell just the axels at Living Spinal. They may try to talk you into entire wheels though. I know for a fact they have quad release axels though. Can someone measure the ones you currently have? That's all they will need.
@@masonx54 they are on Facebook...if you are on Facebook.
Yeah, I'll probably look into them eventually.
I don't use a phone at all, I use a tablet instead. This is because I never leave the house without company and so I prefer a bigger screen mounted on a convenient stand on my desk where i spend 99% of my day. Luckily my thumb is quite stiff so typing with my thumb is rather easy. The accessibility function on android was very useful, especially when I couldn't use my right arm. Things like pinch zoom would have been impossible otherwise. Voice control of devices is so overrated. People don't seem to understand that voice assist requires silence from your environment and during that silence you're broadcasting everything you're doing on your pc to anyone in earshot. There will always be some oblivious person who thinks you are talking to them and come from a different room and say "What!?" when you're mid-sentence. Another accessibility feature I have found indispensable as the Microsoft SwiftKey keyboard. I find swiping over the letters rather than tapping the individual ones much easier with my thumb.
Yeah, voice control is frustrating if the environment you are in is not quiet. I appreciate your detailed comment with valuable information! Thank you for watching and commenting!
I recently got a new phone this weekend. I kept killing the charging ports on my previous phones, but now that I have a lamp that has a built in charging port so I don't have to plug my phone chargers into the extension cord which is probably the charging ports in my phones got killed easily, I'm also making sure I don't have to take one phone charger back and forth between mom and dad's houses which was probably part of the problem. I had an lg, but I bought a Samsung Galaxy a20 which I'm still trying to get used to and not long after I got the freedom chair, I got a gear beast phone lanyard so I can easily access/use my phone since it's around my neck and not in my pocket. The two gear beast phone lanyards that I currently have now both have a breakaway safety clip and a snap release buckle, I ordered both of them from Amazon
I've never heard of a Gear Beast phone lanyard but I just looked it up and it looks useful.
Very useful tips nice
Thanks!
We are just starting this journey with my son Jacob he is 21 and had bacterial meningitis. He had limited function of his hands and still can’t talk but is able to give thumbs up and down how can he use a phone? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. He taps my phone then taps himself I asked do you want your phone and he gives me a thumbs up!
Depending on the phone, there should be a feature that allows him to use his eyes to navigate the phone. Thank you for watching and commenting!
I have a mount on my chair and use a tenodesis split and stylus to type
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Some android phones doesn't have accesibility Button ( especially on older phones)
Correct.
anyway we quads with limited hand dexterity play pubg mobile and get good at iT?
Yes! I played Call of Duty Mobile for a little while last year and got pretty good at it.
@@masonx54 can you do a video about it? it'll will help a lot
I plan on doing some videos on gaming.
Looking for solutions for my ms relapse wife...g google home seems to act up on her