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Microsoft helps Steve Gleason sign autographs with his eyes

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Five years after his diagnosis with ALS and 10 years since his memorable blocked punt against the Falcons, Steve Gleason can sign autographs again.

Gleason and the organization he founded, Answer ALS, are teaming up with creative agency KBS, Microsoft and the NFL to launch a “Game Changing Auction” of the signed memorabilia to raise money for ALS research. One of the items currently being auctioned is a jersey that was signed by Gleason using the first-ever robotic arm controlled by eyesight.