NDLI: A virtual predictive keyboard as a learning aid for people with neuro-motor disorders

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mukherjee, A. Bhattacharya, S. Haider, P. Basu, A.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: Indian Inst. of Technol., Kharagpur, India (Mukherjee, A.; Bhattacharya, S.; Haider, P.; Basu, A.)
Abstract	In India, the population with severe neuro-motor impairments (like people suffering from cerebral palsy) faces an acute problem with electronic-learning because there is a dearth of quality learning aids available for them. By quality learning aids we mean certain softwares that can help this section of special users to learn fast and at the same time with ease. Though similar systems are available in the international market, all of such products have a cost ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand dollars. For an average Indian user, they are too costly to afford. Moreover these products come in foreign languages which cannot facilitate the learning of the Indian languages. Keeping these two problems in focus, we have tried to design and develop a few learning aids which helps these section of users to learn and that too in their own languages. All these tools are indigenous and at the same time available at an affordable price. In this paper we would discuss about a predictive virtual keyboard, which not only helps these users to learn typing but also helps them to write essays, letters, and even compose poetry. All of these they can do in their own language.
Starting Page	1032
Ending Page	1036
File Size	284267
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0769523382
DOI	10.1109/ICALT.2005.32
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-07-05
Publisher Place	Taiwan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Keyboards Natural languages Costs Writing Speech synthesis Hardware Birth disorders Software quality Computer peripherals Mice
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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