JAL2: an integrated tool to enhance communication and autonomy of disabled people

J Med Eng Technol. 1989 Jan-Apr;13(1-2):28-33. doi: 10.3109/03091908909030190.

Abstract

JAL2 is an integrated tool which enhances communication skills for people--mainly those with cerebral palsy--who suffer from any kind of disability that prevents speech. JAL2 can be used as a portable communicator and has an editor which can construct any text. It can also substitute for the keyboard of a personal computer, allowing the disabled the use of these machines. Furthermore, it is used to control one's personal environment by means of an infra-red transmitter. All of these options, scanned on a display, are accessed through a push-button.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Cerebral Palsy / rehabilitation*
  • Communication Aids for Disabled*
  • Computer Systems
  • Equipment Design
  • Humans
  • Microcomputers*
  • Self-Help Devices*