Communication Aids for Disabled
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Using SMS text messaging for teaching and data collection in the behavioral sciences.

30 Jul 2009 Recent interest in university teaching has focused on interactivity in lectures and practical classes, and teachers in several fields have set up systems in which students can interact with the lecturer using mobile-phone-based SMS text messaging. ... Read more...

Toward a high-throughput auditory P300-based brain-computer interface.

29 Jun 2009 OBJECTIVE: Brain-computer interface (BCI) technology can provide severely disabled people with non-muscular communication. For those most severely disabled, limitations in eye mobility or visual acuity may necessitate auditory BCI systems. The ... Read more...

Active microelectronic neurosensor arrays for implantable brain communication interfaces.

3 Jun 2009 We have built a wireless implantable microelectronic device for transmitting cortical signals transcutaneously. The device is aimed at interfacing a cortical microelectrode array to an external computer for neural control applications. Our ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Communication Aids for Disabled'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Improving patient-provider communication: a call to action. 30 Aug 2009
• Using SMS text messaging for teaching and data collection in the behavioral sciences. 30 Jul 2009
• Toward a high-throughput auditory P300-based brain-computer interface. 29 Jun 2009
• Active microelectronic neurosensor arrays for implantable brain communication interfaces. 3 Jun 2009
• An analysis of constraints on access to augmentative communication in cerebral palsy. 30 May 2009
• Participant evaluations of rate and communication efficacy of an AAC application using natural language processing. 30 May 2009
• Comparison of fixed and gradual array when teaching sound-letter correspondence to two children with autism who use AAC. 30 May 2009
• Teaching sound letter correspondence and consonant-vowel-consonant combinations to young children who use augmentative and alternative communication. 30 May 2009
• "All children can and should have the opportunity to learn": general education teachers' perspectives on including children with autism spectrum disorder who require AAC. 30 May 2009
• A comparison of picture exchange and speech-generating devices: acquisition, preference, and effects on social interaction. 30 May 2009
• Telephone talk: effects of timing and use of a floorholder message on telephone conversations using synthesized speech. 30 May 2009
• [Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: communicating despite complete paralysis] 19 May 2009
• Pointing device usage guidelines for people with quadriplegia: a simulation and validation study utilizing an integrated pointing device apparatus. 3 May 2009
• [Admission of deaf patients in a health facility] 29 Apr 2009
• Speech-driven environmental control systems--a qualitative analysis of users' perceptions. 29 Apr 2009
• A five-layer users' need hierarchy of computer input device selection: a contextual observation survey of computer users with cervical spinal injuries (CSI). 29 Apr 2009
• Persons with multiple disabilities accessing stimulation and requesting social contact via microswitch and VOCA devices: new research evaluation and social validation. 8 Apr 2009
• Simple displays of talker location improve voice identification performance in multitalker, spatialized audio environments. 30 Mar 2009
• Tactile elevation perception in blind and sighted participants and its implications for tactile map creation. 30 Mar 2009
• Plausibility assessment of a 2-state self-paced mental task-based BCI using the no-control performance analysis. 23 Mar 2009

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Technical information about 'Communication Aids for Disabled'

Definition: Equipment that provides mentally or physically disabled persons with a means of communication. The aids include display boards, typewriters, cathode ray tubes, computers, and speech synthesizers. The output of such aids includes written words, artificial speech, language signs, Morse code, and pictures.

Descriptor UI: D003143

Alternative terms: Communication Aids for Disabled; Communication Aids for Handicapped; Communication Boards; Communication Board; Text Telecommunication Devices; Telecommunication Device, Text; Telecommunication Devices, Text; Text Telecommunication Device; TTY Telephone; TTY Telephones; Text Telephone; Text Telephones; Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf; TDD; Text Telecommunication; Telecommunication, Text; Telecommunications, Text; Text Telecommunications; Augmentative and Alternative Communications Systems; Speech Synthesizers; Speech Synthesizer; Synthesizer, Speech; Synthesizers, Speech;

Related Mesh Headings: Speech Recognition Software;

Allowable Qualifiers: adverse effects; classification; economics; history; microbiology; parasitology; standards; supply & distribution; trends; utilization; veterinary; statistics & numerical data; contraindications; virology; ethics; psychology;

Tree Number: E07.796.250;

Online Note: use COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED to search COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-92

History Note: 93; was COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR HANDICAPPED 1980-92 (see under SELF-HELP DEVICES 1980-90)