I have ALS Archives - ALS Society of Quebec
*Educational Webinar – Voice cloning with Sophie Dupont and Dr. Alex Cooper

Voice cloning is the most recent technological advancement for creating a voice, using artificial intelligence (AI) to generate a synthetic copy of a human’s voice. Sophie Dupont will explain how voice cloning works as well as the more traditional voice banking. Dr. Alec Cooper will share his experience of voice cloning, as a means to […]

*Educational Webinar — on PLS (Primary Lateral Sclerosis) and PMA (Progressive Muscular Atrophy), with Dr. Nicolas Dupré

Dr. Dupré explains what PLS (primary lateral sclerosis) and PMA (progressive muscular atrophy) are and how they differ from ALS. ALS Quebec also supports people with these two rare neurodegenerative diseases. Join us to find out more. Thanks to our new Wordly software, our webinars are now translated live. We invite you to activate subtitles […]

*Event: Spotlight on ALS Research and Q&A – June 4, 2025

Dr. Richard Robitaille, professor in the Department of Neuroscience at the Université de Montréal, hosted the event and, along with other renowned ALS researchers and clinicians, presented an overview and clarification of their ongoing clinical studies and scientific findings. Families and people living with ALS were also able to meet and exchange ideas with researchers […]

*Educational Webinar – A panel discussion on travel

A panel discussion on the joys and the challenges of travelling when you have ALS. Chantal Lanthier, Norm MacIsaac and Dale Gosselin Taylor all live with ALS and all travel on a regular basis. In a panel discussion, they, along with their spouses Jocelyn Théoret, Marie-Christine Tremblay and Rick Taylor, will share information about getting […]

Speaking ALS – An Anthology

These stories are stories about life. The words are from those living with ALS, their loved ones, caregivers and others working in the ALS community throughout North America. There are happy stories, sad stories, stories sharing frustrations and stories trying to unwind the twisted threads of grief. ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is a progressive neurodegenerative […]

ALSUntangled

ALSUntangled® reviews alternative and off label treatments, with the goal of helping people with ALS make more informed decisions about them.

*Educational Webinar – Nutrition & ALS (bilingual)

Madura Arunasalampillai, dietitian at the ALS clinic at the Montreal Neurological Hospital, will explain when it is appropriate to adjust the texture of meals as well as the consistency of drinks, and the reasons for these adjustments. She will also offer nutritional tips for people living with ALS. To complete the webinar, Marie-Michèle Aubé from […]

I can eat too!

We eat first with the eyes, then come the smells and finally the taste. his unique book offers 30 delicious and adapted recipes for people with dysphagia, allowing everyone to enjoy pleasant and well-presented meals.