Jorg and his MyTobii P10

“Suddenly everything was possible. I quickly realized that MyTobii would play a huge role in me getting part of my independence back. And it has. I can talk with my friends and family again. I can express myself as a person, talk on the phone, chat or e-mail along with using e-shops and e-tools in my daily life.”

The happy newlyweds Jorg and Birgit Dahlke didn’t think much of Jorg’s small stumbles when they first appeared in 2005. Gradually, however, they had to deal with the demanding fact that Jorg was struck by the terminal disease Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Today Jorg communicates via eye tracking technology on his MyTobii P10 with internet access - enabling him to participate in his public and private life*.

The daily wake-up routine is a strain on Jorg Dahlke - 36-year-old husband, father and web designer living with ALS.

“Waking up and realizing as well as accepting that I’ll always be immobile is such a letdown that I sometimes feel my spirit break. It’s part of the disease to be confronted with your own vulnerability - both in your body and personality - and to have days where most is just too cumbersome to get involved with.”

Eye control made anything possible

Communicating personal emotions and thoughts are essential to being human. For Jorg the electronic voice in his MyTobii is as necessary an assistive tool as his wheelchair is. Jorg tells that he was completely fascinated by the technology when he first started using the MyTobii P10.

Jorg praises the many personal settings in MyTobii P10 and point out that the software allows for individually programmed user interfaces.

In Jorg’s own words, “The individual customization of the user interface is simply awesome.”

*Sadly, Jorg has passed away but it was his wish to continue to tell his story, that is why we still publish his story.