Yearly Archives: 2014

Where we can, however we can

Featured in the Ottawa Citizen.

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Head-mounted Gyro Mouse

Using gyroscope in a mouse is not new. I bought one some ten years ago. As an in-the-air mouse replacement that does not require a mouse pad, it was novel, but not very effective. One’s action has to be so

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More media

Canadian Healthcare Technology  Nov/Dec 2014 Saint-Vincent Hospital Helps Disabled Patients Communicate Hospital News November 2014 The Power of People

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Media

CBC Radio All in A Day High-tech Headband CFRA Saint-Vincent Hospital helps patients with disabilities communicate  Metro Saint-Vincent patients get ‘window to the world’ with new technology Ottawa SUN Technology Brightens Lives at Saint-Vincent Hospital

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Light Sensor as Multi-Level Switch

A simple light sensor provides a measure of light incident on the photo-resistor. If one were to move a finger to touch and cover the sensor, the reading many range from 0 to 1023. In principle, that would differentiate more

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ISAAC 2014

International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication met in Lisbon from July 21-24, 2014. This is a premier forum for researchers, practitioners and users. In my technical career, I have never been to a forum that is at once technical

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What is a Click?

We click all the time. On a computer, it is usually a mouse click. Or, a two-finger tap. A click is tied to a visual element on the screen. When activated, a click triggers an action. Often, a click is

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