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Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices can provide an effective avenue of communication for individuals with communicative disabilities. A core component of many AAC systems is dynamic word prediction, in which a list of probable words is autonomously generated and presented for immediate user selection. Current word prediction systems employ algorithms which do not take full a ...

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THE CLOSED-CAPTIONING CONSUMER DECODERS (TELE-CAPTION I&II) ARE HIGHLY DEVELOPED UNITS THAT HAVE BEEN MADE IN QUANTITY PRODUCTION. TELE-CAPTION II HAS BEEN MARKETED AT ABOUT $200RETAIL. COST REDUCTION FOR A REPLACEMENT DECODER WILL REQUIRE COST REDUCTIONS IN EACH OF THE SUB-UNIT COMPONENTS SUCH AS TUNER, IF-DEMODULATOR, IN THE DECODER CIRCUITS AND UL APPROVALS AS WELL. THE USE OF A CONSUMER/VIDEO ...

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THIS PROJECT SURVEYS 50 DISABLED PERSONS FOR WHAT INFORMATION IS NEEDED IN A HEALTH CARE PROVIDER (H.C.P.) DATA BASE. HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS INCLUDE VENDORS, AGENCIES AND INSTITUTIONS, AND REHABILITATIVE CENTERS WHICH SERVICE DISABLED PERSONS. RESPONSES TO THE SURVEY WILL HELP DETERMINE THE STRUCTURE AND CONTENT OF THE DATA BASE. TWENTY-FIVE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS WILL BE REQUESTED TO PROVIDE INFORM ...

THIS RESEARCH PROJECT FOCUSES ON DESIGNING A PROGRAM THAT APPLIES MODERN PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF TESL, BILINGUAL EDUCATION, AND SECOND LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO TEACHING SPANISH-SPEAKING JR. HIGH SCHOOL LEP STUDENTS SCIENCE CONCEPTS IN THE CONTEXT OF AN INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA ENVIRONMENT. SUBJECT CONTENT, PEDAGOGICAL ISSUES, AND TECHNOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ARE EXAMINED TO DETERMINE THE SCOPE OF ...

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL IS TO DEVELOP AN IMPROVED READER FOR PRINTED TEXT. THE PRESENT STANDARD IN THIS FIELD IS THE KURZWEIL READING MACHINE. THIS MACHINE HAS SEVERAL DISADVANTAGES, MOST NOTABLY ITS PHYSICAL SIZE AND WEIGHT, ITS COST, AND ITS POOR PERFORMANCE WITH CERTAIN SPECIALIZED TYPES OF FORMATS AND FONTS (E.G., CHEMICAL JOURNALS AND FADED PRINT ON DAMAGED PAPER). IT IS PROPOSED HERE TO ...

NEW SAGE WILL DEVELOP SOFTWARE THAT CAN TEACH BEGINNING ARABIC (AND PERSIAN) SKILLS. THE SYSTEM WILL BE A RESPONSIVE, STUDENT-DRIVEN, INTERACTIVE LEARNING ENVIRONMENT USING MACINTOSH COMPUTERS. KEY TO THE DESIGN IS THE INTEGRATION OF SEVERAL KNOWLEDGE BASES INTO THE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN: 1) A RICH (BUT NOT LARGE) DICTIONARY -- FOR KNOWLEDGE OF WORD MEANINGS, 2) LINGUISTIC RULES -- FOR GENERATION A ...

TECHNICAL ABSTRACT: TWO (2) VERY COMMONLY USED COMPONENTS IN PROSTHESES AND ORTHOSES ARE THE SUBJECT OF THIS PROPOSAL:CONCEPTS EMPLOYED FOR PROSTHETIC FEET AND ORTHOPEDIC BRACE KNEE JOINTS CURRENTLY IN PRODUCTION ARE SIGNIFICANTLY MODIFIED BY THE PROPOSED DESIGNS. FOR THE PROSTHETIC FOOT, WE PROPOSE A "USER FRIENDLY" LIGHT-WEIGHT SYSTEM FOR DISCONNECTING THE FOOT FROM THE SHANK OF THE PROSTHESIS T ...