Abstract
In general, the conversation through telephones has become an important part of daily life. However, many physically disabled persons who have insufficient manual dexterity to operate a telephone keypad can not benefit from use of such a telephone communication system. The object of the work presented in the article is to design a simple and inexpensive telephone dialing aid, which allows disabled persons to dial telephones themselves. The dialing aid consists of four main blocks: an input unit, a microprocessor control unit, a keypad triggering circuit unit, and an LED output display unit. Ten persons were asked to evaluate a prototype of the dialing aid. On average, it took 107.1 seconds to make a 8-digit phone call.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 69-73 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering |
| Volume | 21 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| State | Published - 2001 |
Keywords
- Assistive device
- Man-machine interface
- Rehabilitation
- Telephone communication system