Title :
Light-Com [communication device for disabled child]
Author :
Gagnon, Wayne ; Pruehsner, William ; Enderle, John D.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Syst. Eng., Connecticut Univ., Storrs, CT, USA
Abstract :
The Light-Com is a communication device in which the user will be able to depress a button corresponding with a picture or item in order to identify personal needs or to identify items for educational purposes. The Light-Com utilizes large lighted areas and controllable reaction times to accommodate different abilities. This device has a speed controllability to adjust for the different reaction times of different children
Keywords :
biomedical communication; biomedical electronics; computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; Light-Com; clock chip; communication device; controllable reaction times; cubby hole design; disabled child; driver chip; educational use; lamps; large lighted areas; personal needs identification; remote switch; speed controllability; teaching device; two bit counter; Circuits; Clocks; Communication system control; Lenses; Lighting control; Plastics; Potentiometers; Switches; Systems engineering and theory; Wheelchairs;
Conference_Titel :
Bioengineering Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the IEEE 25th Annual Northeast
Conference_Location :
West Hartford, CT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5486-9
DOI :
10.1109/NEBC.1999.755800
