Tablet PCs In Socially Relevant Projects平板电脑在社会上相关的的项目.pptVIP

Tablet PCs InSocially Relevant Projects Michael Buckley University of Buffalo Here’s The Problem... We needed an experience for undergraduate projects teams that was Un-simulated Intense Meaningful Reflective The Target Population Those who could benefit from the intelligence, creativity, hard workof students Those who could not command the technology themselves Those whose quality of life would benefit The Tablet PC Reduced the cost of touch-activated control from $6,000 to $1000 Reduced the cost of programmable touch-activated control from $10,000 to $1000 Made touch activated control available to an army of students Our Clients And Customers Our First Client:ElderWood Senior Care At Oakwood, Williamsville, NY Motivation David, a 43-year old stroke patient who has been speech impaired for over 20 years Previously communicated using a letter board Commercial technology solutions were not adequate for David Result The UB Talker was developed for David by students VESID (Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities) has purchased a tablet PC for David David will be working with our research group as a consultant UB Talker Goal – Give those peoplewithout the ability to speak, a voice Target Population – Handicapped/disabledwho have limited motor skills and havedifficulty with voice communication Phase I – Adult Talker Phase II – Child Talker Phase III – For the visually impaired, andfor the severely handicapped (no motor skills) UB Talker Allows for the creation of sentences, phrases and speeches that can bespoken with the push of a button Phrase and Word Completion –Based on frequency of use, last-used Content Prediction – Time andContext – Based on time of day,day of week, season Auto-Scan An Alternative Design UB Talker The Center For Handicapped Children, Williamsville, NY Center Based Program CHC LEARNING CENTER provides educational and therapeutic programming for pre-school and school age children (infant to 21 yea