Communication Aids. Rehab/Educationtechnology Resourcebook Series
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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 283 305 EC 192 417 AUTHOR Brandenburg, Sara A., Ed.; Vanderheidol,Gregg C., Ed. TITLE Communication, Control, and Computer Acc_Lsfor Disabled and Elderly Individuals.Resourcellook 1: Communication Aids. Rehab/EducationTechnology ResourceBook Series. INSTITUTION Wisconsin Univ., Madison. Trac2-enter. SPONS AGENCY Department of Education, Washington, DC. REPORT NO ISBN-0-316-896136 MIL-DATE 87 GRANT G008300045 NOTE 251p.; A product of the Research andDevelopment Center on Communication, Control, andComputer Access for_Handicapped Individuals. For ResourceBooks2 and 3,_see EC 192 418-419. AVAILABLE FROMTrace Research and Development Center, S=151 Weisman Center, 1500 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705-2280. PUB TYPE Reference Materials = Directories/Catalogs(132) EDRS PRICE- MF01/PC11 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Accessibility (for Disabled); *CommunicationAids (for_Disabled); *Computers; *Disabiliti;:s; *Electronic Equipment; Input Output Devices;07der Adults; *Rehabilitation IDENTIFIERS Rehabilitation Engineering ABSTRACT One of a series_of three resource guides concerned with communication, control, andcomputer access for diSabled and elderly individuals,_the directory focuseson communication_aiei. The book's_six Chapters each cover products withthe same_primary function. Cross reference indexes allowaccess to listings of products by function, input/output features,and by computer model. Switches are listed separately byinput/output_features. Provided for each product is uSually_an illustration, theproduct name, vendor, size, weight, power source, cost, anda description. The first _ chapter covers speech aids (prosthetic andorthotic aids to oral speech, such As_artificial larynges andspeech amplifiers); the second cevers pointing and typing aids(headOticks,_mouthsticks, hindspIints, lightbeam headpointers,and other devices for fidilitating an individual's ability_topoint or press keys); the third describes electronic training andcommunication initiation aids; the fourth revieWs non-electroniccommunication aids; the fifth covers electronic communication and writing aids;and the laSt chapter considers_telecommunication devicesfor the deaf_ (TDD's)==devides specifically designedfor_deaf individuals_to cemmunicate c:ver phone lines usingASCII, Baudot, touchtones, or synthetic speech. AppendixeS includea list of additional sources of information, a gloSSary, addresses ofmanufacturers listed with their products, and an alphabetical listing of allproducts in the three-'3ook series. (DB) BEST COPY AVAILABLE ALS DEPARTMENT OF EbUCATION e Educabono Research and improvement COMMUNICATION, E TIMM. REWURCES -INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS This_aficument_has_been _reproduced_ u received from the portion or organization MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY _ originating a - CONTROL, CI Musor_charipes base been made to improve reproduction ouaIrt Points of view or opinions staled in this OM ir merit do not netessanly represent official OERI position or policy AND TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES COMPUTER ICCESS INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)" FOR DISABLED & ELDERLY INDIVIDUALS trN .01 4:2 co_ UNICATION fit AIDS This is Resource Book® 1 of a three-bOok Set inaugurating the Rehab/Education lechnology ResourceBooke Series. Althoughmost readers will probably use the full series, each book is writtenso that it Can be used independently. All the cross-reference indexes include all of the products from all of the books. Other_books in the set are: ResoureeBook® 2: Switches andEnvironmental Controls ResoureeBooke 3: Software andHardware BEST COPY AVAILABLE Rehab/Education 'ThchnologyResource Book Series: Communication, Control, andComputer Access for Disabled and ElderlyIndividuals ResouteeBoOk 1: Communicationids Editors Sara A. Brandenburg,M.A., C.C.C. Gregg C. Vanderheiden, Ph.D. Writers Dale Bengston Peter Borden Sara Brandenburg Cynthia CreSs so ehi COLLEGEMILL PRESS A College-Hill Publication Little, Brown, and_ Company Bosto.ilibrontolSan Diego 4 College-Hill Press A Division of Little, Brown and Company (Inc.) 34 Beacon Street Boston, Massachusett 02108 ©1987 by Trace Research and DevelopmentCenter, Waisman Centeron _Mental Retardation and HtimanDevelopment, University of Wisconsin-Madison. All rights, including that of translation, reserved:Nopailof this publication may be reproduced, storedin a retrieval system, Or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic; mechanical, recording, or otherwise, without the prior writtenpermission of the publisher and the copyright holder. Library of Congress Cataloging-In-Publication Data Communication, control, and computeraccess for disabled and elderly individual& (Rehab/education technology resourcebook Series) Bibliography. Includes index. Contents: 1. Communication aids 2. Switches and environmental controls3. SoftWare and hardware 1. Self-help devices for the disabled =-= Catalogs. 2.Communicatiomdevices for the ditabledCatalogs. 3.Computerized self-help devices fthe handicapped -= Catalog&I. Brandenburg, Sara A., 1950- II. VOnderheiden. Gregg C., 1949- .111. Bengston. Dale. IV. Serie& HV1569.5.C67 1987 621.38 86-28320 ISBN 8=316-896136 Acknowledgements Many thanks to -the_ team thathas worked so hard to make this informationas accurate as possibleMary Ann Kreider, Sandy Stern, Janet Gortney,and Katherine O'Keefe. To Candace _Hill-Vegter, on whoseoriginal work the Trace Center Resourcebook Series hasbeen based. To the Trace Center staff whoprovide on-going_support= Sharon Esser, Cynthia Farrell,and Connie Brunker. To Roger a Smith, for administrative iconic creativity. diplomacy and To Barry Rodgers, for his adviceand assistance in the final stages of the project To Christine Thompson, for herword processing magic. Special thanks to Peter Borden,Cynthia Cress and Dale Bengston for becomingso involved and knowledgeable. And to David Kelso forcomputer wizardry. Sara Brandenburg Gregg Vanderheiden Produced at the Trace R&D Center Waisman CenterUniversity ofWisconsin in cooperation with RESNA-Association for Advancementof Rehabilitation Techno!ogy Work leading to these bookswas funded in part by the National Institute of HandicappedResearch, US. Department of Education, Grant NumberG008300045. Preface: How to Use theBooks Overview With the rapid growth of technologyapplied to the areas of augmentative communication, special education; andrehabilitation, the task Of identifyingthe appropriate technological tools (aids)can be overWhelming. We wrote the Rehab/EdUcation Technology ResourcebookSerie§ ta allow you to quickly identify promising tools so you can focusmore energy on applying them successfully.In addition, we believe that looking throughthese books can help you to understandthe huge variety of currently availabletools, the kinds of needs theyattempt to address, and the capabilities of the peoplewho can make use of them. The BOO IcS Include Special Devicesand Software The Rehab/Education TechnologyResourceboOkS include products designed spOcifically for elderly people andpeople with diSabilities. Book 1covers communication aids, Bnok 2covers switcheS and environmental controls, andBook 3 covers computer software and hardware. Thebooks also include products _thatwere originally designed foruse by ordinary people but are marketed specially or disabled people. for elderly ProdUcts marketed for the generalpublic Which could be usefulto people with disabilities or elderly_people couldnot be included in the Resourcebooks dueto the Volume of material. Forexample, general educational softwareand standard word processing p7agrarnScan be useful to people with disal aides butthere are toa many to include.Appendix A, Additional Resources,can guide you to sources of further informatiOn On these types ofproducts. Each Chapter Covers ProductsWith the Same Primary Function Each chapter contains all theproducts with the sante primary functionarranged alphabetically. The chapter titleidentifies the primary function of theproducts that appear in it and the first page of each chapterhas a brief explanation of the meaning of the title and thescope of the chapter. SpeCial Indexes Help You FindProducts That Meet Special Needs We haVe included special CrossReference Indeices to help_you searchfor available products to meet specific needs.The CrOSS-Reference Indexes locatednear the back of the books allow you to findproducts by function, by input feature,by output feature, and by computer. A separateCross Reference Index for switchesallows you to search for Switches by input/outputfeature. ALL_ the Cross Reference Indexes inchide_ALL the products from ALL threebooks. The codes used ih each index,and their meaning, are listedon each index title page. Cross reference tOdes, italicizedand enclosed in parentheSeS, followeach entry. The book=page numbers for the productdescription tome after thecross reference codes. For example, a product that ison page 125 of book 3 will have the notation 3-125. Resource Book 1: Communication Aids vi 7 Preface: How to Use the Books How to Find All the rroducts That Havea Certain Function Most products have more than one function,so you can't find all the products_ for a particular function by looking in_the chapter_ort that function. To findall the products that can provide a certain function look in Cross Reference Index1, Products LiSted by Function. The additional function codes assignedto a product follow the product name. They are italicized and enclosed inparentheses. FoExample: If you are looking for a communicationi d that can also be used as