Path: utzoo!utgpu!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!netsys!vector!nobody From: nesac2!jec@ames.arc.nasa.gov (John Carter ATLN SADM) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: A Tiny Tim Message-ID: Date: 6 Jan 89 01:31:30 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 9, issue 5, message 3 In article , gmeeca!sb@tis.llnl.gov writes: > 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. Many requests for interfaces for handicapped people are posted on Usenet, but I don't remember seeing anyone pointed to the handicap forum on Compu$erve. The time it would take to make a request for this type information would be very inexpensive (even at $12+/hour), and the responses would be from people who are involved with (or are themselves) handicapped persons. I haven't been on the handicap forum, so I don't know the absolute level of expertise there, but if some of the other 'hardware' related forums are any example, this would be an excellent place to look. If the original poster will contact me, I'll try to retrieve data related to the specifics of the handicapped person's abilities. -- USnail: John Carter, AT&T, 401 W. Peachtree, FLOC 2932-6, Atlanta GA 30308 Video: ...att!nesac2!jec Voice: 404+581-6239 The machine belongs to the company. The opinions are mine.