Proceedings of the International Conference on Text Processing with a Large Character Set,
Tokyo, Japan, pp. 15-20 (1983)

An Input Design for Communication Systems
for Non-Vocal Physically Disabled Users

T.H. Tse 1

[technical report TR-A2-83]

 ABSTRACT

One of the priorities in biomedical engineering is the design of communication systems for users with a disability having both vocal and neuromuscular problems, such as people with cerebral palsy. A major problem is the method of input. It is especially serious if the language used has a large character set, e.g., the Chinese language. This paper discusses an input design that is most suitable for Chinese language communication systems for users with cerebral palsy. It employs a scanning methodology that compares favourably with other encoding methods currently in practice. The design is also useful in Chinese language videotex systems for normal users.

1. Department of Computer Science, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong.
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