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Foil 24 NeatTools and Universal Access

From Revised Version of Physics and Engineering Education and Outreach with Modern Information Technology HPCC Seminar Series at Penn State -- Jan 25 99. by Geoffrey C. Fox


Universal Access aims at providing the capability of accessing (computer generated) information to all members of society -- current NSF wide focus
  • e.g. generate audio versions of images and text for the blind
  • e.g. provide alternatives to mouse and keyboard for those with physical difficulties using conventional devices.
"Webwindows" simplifies this task as implies all information has a pretty uniform interface and it appears that it is now technically possible to provide very powerful universal human computer interfaces
NeatTools allows general body signals (e.g. muscle movement) to be read into PC, calibrated and used to mimic keyboard and mouse
This technology allows enhanced multimodal HCI for those without disabilities
TangoInteractive's shared event model of collaboration allows one to share information with different optimized views for each participant



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