%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:292967 %A Soede, M. %A van Balkom, H. L. %A Deroost, G. %A van Knippenberg, F. H. %A Kamphuis, H. %C Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands. %D 1989 %J J Med Eng Technol %K motor text computer input-device lit-review %N 1-2 %P 34--36 %T New possibilities for enhanced keyboard input for the handicapped. %U http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=2525194 %V 13 %X Motor- and speech-impaired people can have severe problems with communication. If speech is hampered, the use of computerized communication devices can be a solution. Key entry limitations due to motor impairments may result in very low communication speeds--less than three words a minute is not unusual. The research described here deals with speed enhancement on the basis of redundancy in language. Two uses are explored: prediction and automatic decoding in the case of keyboards with a small number of keys. Prediction means that characters, words and (parts of) sentences are predicted on the basis of text which is already typed in. A prototype system is being designed which combines the features of the PAL prediction system from Dundee and the WRITE-keyboard from Boston. Decoding refers to two-step selection systems with a small number of keys in which the second selection is done automatically by a computer program. Keystroke savings of 40 to 50% are possible.

@article{citeulike:292967, abstract = {Motor- and speech-impaired people can have severe problems with communication. If speech is hampered, the use of computerized communication devices can be a solution. Key entry limitations due to motor impairments may result in very low communication speeds--less than three words a minute is not unusual. The research described here deals with speed enhancement on the basis of redundancy in language. Two uses are explored: prediction and automatic decoding in the case of keyboards with a small number of keys. Prediction means that characters, words and (parts of) sentences are predicted on the basis of text which is already typed in. A prototype system is being designed which combines the features of the PAL prediction system from Dundee and the WRITE-keyboard from Boston. Decoding refers to two-step selection systems with a small number of keys in which the second selection is done automatically by a computer program. Keystroke savings of 40 to 50% are possible.}, added-at = {2007-02-16T15:24:54.000+0100}, address = {Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands.}, author = {Soede, M. and van Balkom, H. L. and Deroost, G. and van Knippenberg, F. H. and Kamphuis, H.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2685b4fba076277ca5cee5364521b1089/willwade}, citeulike-article-id = {292967}, interhash = {00274123bcb44239cfdd882a35c147b4}, intrahash = {685b4fba076277ca5cee5364521b1089}, issn = {0309-1902}, journal = {J Med Eng Technol}, keywords = {motor text computer input-device lit-review}, number = {1-2}, pages = {34--36}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2007-02-16T15:24:56.000+0100}, title = {New possibilities for enhanced keyboard input for the handicapped.}, url = {http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve\&db=pubmed\&dopt=Abstract\&list_uids=2525194}, volume = 13, year = 1989 }