Tablet PC As An
Enabling Technology
Todd Landstad and Guy Barker,
Software Design Engineers
Mobile PC Division
Microsoft Corporation
Mike Buckley,
University of Buffalo
Tablet PC As An
Enabling Technology
Introduction and Examples
Communication Solutions
Visual Solutions
Hearing Solutions
Cognitive Solutions
Assistive Technology Vendor Solutions
Examples Of Tablet PC Usage
The student with a speech disability
Ink and handwriting recognition as
enabling features
The person who is developmentally
delayed and visually impaired
Form factor as an enabling feature
InkTalk Program
Simple replacement for pen and paper
Program and source code available from
http://Herbi.org
Tablet PC Speech Assistant
Handwriting or list selection input
Offers choices based on input so far
Choices based on past usage
Tablet PC Speech Assistant
Todd Landstad
Tablet PC Group
Tablet PCs In Socially
Relevant Projects
Mike Buckley
University of Buffalo
Tablet PC And Visual Disabilities
Screen Readers
High Contrast
Magnification programs
Concentrating On One Point Only
Guy Barker
Laptop PC Group
Tablet PC And Visual Disabilities
Microsoft and ONCE research
Assesses Tablet PC usage by children with
different degrees of visual disability
Karen McCall, Karlen Communications
Tablet PC Technology and People
with Disabilities
http://www.iprimus.ca/~martha/newtechnology.htm
http://easi.cc/forms/tablet.htm
Workshops on using Tablet PC technology
for students with disabilities
Tablet PC And Visual Disabilities
Making pictures more informative
Making Pictures More Informative
Guy Barker
Laptop PC Group
Tablet PC And Hearing Disabilities
Ink or Text to Speech
Provides one-way communication
Speech Recognition
Becomes two-way communication
Available in different situations
More situations as technology continues
to improve
Tablet PC And Cognitive Disabilities
Practical use by people with dysgraphia
Further research needed in this area
Ease of use affected by form factor, touch
screen, being away from the desk
Need to control the number of choices on
the screen in some cases
Assistive Technology Vendors
Tablet PC as the hardware in AT solutions
Next Generation Technologies Inc.
http://www.ngtvoice.com
Applied Human Factors, Inc.
http://www.ahf-net.com
Gus Communications, Inc.
http://www.gusinc.com
Minomech Enterprises
http://www.minomech.com
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