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THE PROJECT DEVELOPS AND FIELDTESTS A COMMERCIAL PROTOTYPE SOFT- WARE/HARDWARE PACKAGE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT CHILDREN WHO HAVE LIMITED PHYSICAL CONTROL AND DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING APPROPRIATE POSTURE DUE TO NEOROLOGICAL DEFICITS. THE POSTURE MONITOR (PM) CONSISTS OF A MICROPROCESSOR-CONTROLLED MONITORING DEVICE HOUSED IN A SMALL PLASTIC CASING; A SENSOR FOR DETECTING THE ANGLE OF TRUNK ALIGNMENT; AN ...

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THE SPECIAL EDUCATION SYSTEM NEEDS A RESOURCE THAT ENHANCES ITS SCHOOL-TO-WORK TRANSITION GUIDANCE SERVICES WITHOUT REQUIRING ADDITIONAL WORK FROM ALREADY BURDENED TEACHERS. INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY PROVIDES THE OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE TRANSITION SERVICES THROUGH INNOVATIVE PROGRAMMING. THIS PROJECT INVOLVES THE DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF A MULTIMEDIA PROGRAM CALLED JUMP INTO MY SHOES T ...

THIS PROJECT WILL DEVELOP, FABRICATE AND FIELD TEST AN ADAPTABLE SCANNING SELECION AID (ASSA) AND APPLICATION ACCESSORIES. THIS SYSTEM WILL PROVIDE PERSONS WITH LIMITED MOTOR FUNCTION AND/OR MINIMAL VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS AND MEANS OF MAKING CHOICES IN THEIR ENVIRONMENT USING SIMPLE SWITCHES. THE ASSA CONSISTS OF A TRANSMITTER UNIT, A RECEIVER/CONTROL UNIT AND AN ARRAY OF LIGHTED INDICATORS W ...

KOSTRABA ENGINEERING ASSOCIATES IS PROPOSING TO INITIATE A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT WHICH WILL PROVIDE INTERACTIVE EYEGAZE TECHNOLOGY FOR USE BY PERSONS HAVING MENTAL RETARDATION AND OTHER DISABILITIES. THIS TECHNOLOGY ENABLES THESE PEOPLE TO COMMUNICATE AND CONTROL THEIR ENVIRONMENT ENTIRELY BY EYE GAZE USING A COMPUTER SYSTEM WHICH HAS THE ABILITY TO SENSE THEIR LINE-OF-SIGHT. PREVIOUS R ...

TO MEET THE NEEDS OF VOCATIONAL AND EMPLOYMENT-RELATED TRAINING PROGRAMS, THE FIELD REQUIRES ASSESSMENT MEASURES THAT GO BEYOND CONVENTIONAL PAPER AND PENCIL, AND MULTIPLE CHOICE TESTS. INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS VIDEOS, COMPUTERS, AND INTERACTIVE VIDEODISCS CAN SERVE THAT NEED BY PRESENTING INFORMATION IN VISUAL AND AUDITORY FORM, ALLOWING TEST-TAKERS TO SOLVE PROBLEMS AND MAKE DECISIONS, AN ...

THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABLILTIES EDUCATION ACT REQUIRES TRANSITION PLANNING, RELATED INSTRUCTION AND INTERAGENCY COORDINATION FOR ALL SPECIAL EDUCATION STUDENTS. THE MOVEMENT FROM SCHOOL TO POST-SCHOOL ACTIVITIES IS AN IMPORTANT EVENT IN TERMS OF THE INFORMATION WHICH CAN BE CAPTURED AND ANALYZED. SPECIFICALLY, THE EMPLOYMENT HISTORY OF DISABLED INDIVIDUALS HAS BEEN A CONCERN NOTED IN A NUMBER OF ...

NETROLOGIC WILL DELIVER A TDD/ASCII MODE TO VOICE INTERFACE FOR A PERSONAL COMPUTER WHOSE PURPOSE IS TO ALLOW THE DEAF AND BLIND TO COMMUNICATE WITH EACH OTHER. AT THE END OF PHASE I NETROLOGIC WILL DELIVER AND INSTALL ON AN ED COMPUTER A SYSTEM WHICH WILL ALLOW A DEAF USER TO SEND A MESSAGE TO A BLIND USER AND HAVE THE SYSTEM VOCALIZE THE ASCII TEXT. DURING PHASE I NETROLOGIC WILL ALSO DEVELOP A ...

THE OVERALL OBJECTIVE OF THE PROPOSED RESEARCH PROGRAM IS TO DEVELOP A NEW TECHNOLOGY FOR THE IN SITU DEHALOGENATION OF TOXIC CHLORINATED AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS IN GROUNDWATER AND SOILS BY EXPLOITING THE UNLIMITED CATALYTIC ACTIVITY OFFERED BY MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES. IN PHASE I, SCIENTECH RESEARCH, INC. PROPOSES TO DEMONSTRATE THE FEASIBILITY OF THIS NEW TECHNOLOGY TO TREAT MONOCHLOROBENZENE, A PROT ...