This proposal is submitted, not as a complete physical security concept, but as an innovative approach for rapid and accurate personnel identification. it has long been accepted that voiceprints, a derivation of the waveform of a person's voice, are nearly as accurate as fingerprints. our research… More

This proposal addresses the possibility of utilizing commercially-available letter-quality or dot-matrix printersfor braille output when used with a microcomputer. the braille-output envisioned would be grade i brabraille since grade ii would normally require transcription by an ex an experienced… More

This proposal addresses the problem of telephone communication by the deaf and deaf-blind. the current state of the art allows these persons to communicate on the telephone with others when both are using specialized equipment. the proposed concept would require specialized equipment by the… More

Providing individualized instruction for disabled students in special education placements is a time-consuming process for educators and thus costly. computerized and interactivevideodisk educational formats may not be readily customized for the individual student. however, commonly-available in… More

The system proposed offers a unique method of instruction and testing through the use of video technology. specific to this system is a simplified videotape authoring technique. the intent is to provide an editing process that is simple enough for most instructors and/or authors to prepare their own… More

This project will investigate the use of interactive video for testing and evaluating language capabilities of deaf children. because no standardized test of this type exists,it is difficult to distinguish language disabilities from the language differences of spoken versus signed english. a unique… More