Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!osu-cis!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!bloom-beacon!mit-eddie!killer!vector!nobody From: gmeeca!sb@tis.llnl.gov Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: A Tiny Tim Message-ID: Date: 26 Dec 88 09:40:51 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 26 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 8, issue 212, message 4 My father is in need of information about hooking an automobile accident victim to a computer (hopefully to give her speech). Regretably, there is not too much to work with, as she is brain damaged enough to make all motion most complex. Are there joy sticks that can be operated by tongue? Is there someone who has equipment that can read eye position so that she can look up words on a screen. It appears that most of the "smarts" are still intact, but none of the wiring is hooked to a voluntary controller. The exact functionality of the lady is unknown to me -- I have asked him for more information. If there are any points of contact or research, I would be most obliged. Thank you! --Bradley Smith (lll-tis!gmeeca!sb) - or - (gmeeca!sb@tis.llnl.gov) [Moderator's Note: How about it folks? Wouldn't it be a great New Year's gift for this lady if Mr. Smith was able to get her connected with the world once again because Telecom Digest readers figured out a way to do it? This brings to mind the very wonderful work done by the old 'Bell System' for many decades with physically handicapped people. Some incredible devices were built to insure that the weakest and most helpless among us would be able to communicate. Surely we should keep that spirit alive today. Please go to work on this, and report your results here. Thanks so much. P. Townson]