Device donated to help MND patients communicate

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ISLAMABAD: MANX CARE Two brown haired women stand around a woman with short blonde hair as she taps the screen of the device which looks like a large tablet. MANX CARE The Isle of Man Motor Neurone Disease Association has donated the communication device A device which helps people with Motor Neuron Disease communicate with family members has been donated to the Isle of Man’s Hospital. The Gridpad communication device provides text to speech output to ensure someone is understood, and is accessed through touch-screen, switches or eye gaze technology. Motor Neurone Disease (MND) causes muscle weakness that worsens over months or years, and over 80% of patients experience unclear speech, Manx Care has said. ONLINE