Paper Info
Title
OnScreenDualScribe: a computer operation tool for users with a neuromuscular disease
Abstract
We developed a tool based on a modified number pad aimed at empowering persons with neuromuscular diseases to efficiently operate a computer and enter text. As the keypad lies securely in both hands, the system is ideal for someone who has motor problems using a full-size keyboard but cannot use speech recognition as an alternative method, because of dysarthria. The software offers various assistive techniques; for example, text entry is facilitated with the help of word prediction. An ambiguous mode with word-level disambiguation allows text entry with six keys. Initial empirical results with the system --- which is already in regular use --- indicate that it indeed represents a viable alternative, since it decreases effort without increasing the time to operate a computer.
Year
DOI
Venue
2013
10.1007/978-3-642-39188-0_51
HCI (6)
Keywords
Field
DocType
motor problem,neuromuscular disease,modified number pad,full-size keyboard,regular use,ambiguous mode,alternative method,computer operation tool,text entry,initial empirical result,viable alternative,human computer interaction
Computer Operation,Keypad,Computer science,Speech recognition,Neuromuscular disease,Software,Dysarthria,Text entry
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
7
0.70
9
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Torsten Felzer119326.35
I. Scott MacKenzie24789729.33
Stephan Rinderknecht36012.80