AAC@IITM » History » Revision 8
Revision 7 (Anil Prabhakar, 11/02/2010 08:30 AM) → Revision 8/10 (Anil Prabhakar, 11/02/2010 08:32 AM)
h1. AAC@IITM Alternative and Augmentative Communication This (AAC) is our effort to provide non-verbal individuals the ability to independently express their ideas. The platform being used is the BeagleBoard, revC. The final hardware will have # Minimum 3-hr battery backup # Software that works with a single-click # Access is through two buttons, which can be programmed either as left-click or left and right clicks We have developed # **Hope** - simple sentence constructor with text to speech for users with early literacy skills and limited mobilty # **LaunchBox** - open platform to start multiple AAC softwares # **[[Kavi]]** - hardware Other solutions # **Slate** - from 99and1design # **Avaz** - from Invention Labs # **Sanyog** - from IIT-Kharagpur h2. Open Problems # Incorporate prediction into Hope (see e.g. Dasher) # Local language version of Hope # Improvements to I-Draw # Mouse-like interface by dividing up the screen into sections and zooming # Software to teach mathematics # Scroll type access to other programs like audio/video players, openoffice, etc