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Download full textOsguthorpe, Russell T.; And Others – 1986
The paper describes the development of a computerized symbol processing system which allows nonspeaking severely handicapped persons to create communication electronically. Two pilot studies investigated the use of Rebus and Bliss Symbols with either an Apple Graphics Tablet or the Power Pad, a peripheral which allowed users to activate the…
Descriptors: Communication Aids (for Disabled), Communication Disorders, Computers, Elementary Secondary Education
