Severely physically disabled adults and children may be able to use a head pointer to access an augmentative communication system or to participate in activities. This paper describes how to make and fit a thermoplastic head pointer and how to train a child to use it.

RSVP IconMessenger: icon-based brain-interfaced alternative and augmentative communication Asieh Ahani, Karl Wiegand, Umut Orhan, Murat Akcakaya, Mohammad Moghadamfalahi, Hooman Nezamfar, Rupal Patel & Deniz Erdogmus a Cognitive Systems Laboratory, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA b Department of Computer Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA c Department of Speech Language ...

the aim of this study was to develop a derivative of chitosan as pharmaceutical excipient used in sustained-release matrix tablets of poorly soluble drugs. a water-soluble quaternary ammonium carboxymethylchitosan was synthesized by a two-step reaction with carboxymethylchitosan (cmcts), decylalkyl dimethyl ammonium and epichlorohydrin. the elemental analysis showed that the target product with...

When asked to write an account of the early days of augmentative communication and computer access, I first set out to create a documented history of all the early work and workers. I soon found that the task was beyond the time and resources I had available. For much of the very early work that I could remember, I soon realized I was unable to accurately date or document it, and the principals...

Amyotrofická laterální skleróza (ALS) je progresivní neurodegenerativní onemocnění. K typickým symptomům onemocnění patří mj. dysartrie a dysfagie (tzv. bulbární příznaky). Postupné oslabení až ztráta řečových funkcí staví pacienty s ALS do pozice vážných kandidátů pro zavedení alternativní augmentativní komunikace (AAK). Pacienti by měli být od počátku sl...

Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is a core component of special education for many children with learning disabilities and/or autism who have minimal or no speech. Much literature focuses on implementation AAC in the classroom therapy setting, but less known about how used family home. Few studies are authored by an parent/researcher reflection positionality, power advantages co...

Possibilities to combine augmentative biological control using Trichogramma spp. egg parasitoids and conservation through habitat manipulation, for the management of rice leaffolder stemborer pests have received only cursory mention in literature. We reviewed information on use releases manipulation manage leaffolders stemborers rice. Stemborers become a priority since 1990s with research focus...

A concise outline of background is given on assistive methods for writing and communicating for non-speaking people, highlighting the role of efficient text entry in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). AAC systems are designed to assist people with communication impairments to interact with others and to compose messages and other documents. Efficient text entry is therefore of gr...