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NEW! Chin Switch The Chin Switch is easy to position with an innovatively designed switch and necklace.
 * Provides comfortable support to clients where chin movement is their reliable means of access.
 * Auditory feedback.
 * Tactile feedback.
 * Innovative switch and necklace design enables positioning of more than one switch if necessary. Tubing can be cut to length, tailored to the requirements of each individual user.
 * Available in the U.S. through Ablenet Inc.

**OT Community Mourns the Loss of a Leader in the Field**
Dr. Gary Kielhofner, 61, of Lake Geneva, Wis., the former head of the occupational therapy department at UIC, died Thursday, Sept. 2, at Mercy Hospital in Chicago, after a short battle with cancer. Gary was inspired to pursue occupational therapy after seeing his grandmother, who lost a leg in a car accident, spend the rest of her life in a wheelchair believing that without a leg she could no longer lead a fulfilling life.

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