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Anil Prabhakar, 11/02/2010 08:27 AM


AAC@IITM

Alternative and Augmentative Communication (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
  1. Minimum 3-hr battery backup
  2. Software that works with a single-click
  3. Access is through two buttons, which can be programmed either as left-click or left and right clicks
We have developed
  1. HOPE - simple sentence constructor with text to speech for users with early literacy skills and limited mobilty
  2. LaunchBox - open platform to start multiple AAC softwares
  3. Kavi - hardware

Open Problems

  1. Incorporate prediction into Hope (see e.g. Dasher)
  2. Local language version of Hope
  3. Improvements to I-Draw
  4. Mouse-like interface by dividing up the screen into sections and zooming
  5. Software to teach mathematics
  6. Scroll type access to other programs like audio/video players, openoffice, etc
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