1. The Communication and Design Process For the Disabled Nick Tullos CSC532

2. Who United States Census Bureau: 2000 Census Ages 16-64 18.6% Ages 65+41.9%

3. Communication Process

4. Visually Disabled Communication Large Print (adjustable) Special Computer Equipment Audio Manuals

5. Hearing Impaired Communication Captioning

6. Mentally Disabled Communication Video Instructions Mild –Max of 5 Steps/Procedures Moderate –Max of 2 Steps/Procedures

7. Third Party Software Voice software, some which also provides enlargement - CATS, Connect Outloud, DecTalk Access, IntelliTalk, JAWS, MAGic, OutSpoken, QTalk, ReadPlease, RealPlayer, Simply Talker, TextAloud, Window Eyes, ZoomtextCATSConnect OutloudDecTalk AccessIntelliTalkJAWSMAGicOutSpokenQTalk ReadPleaseRealPlayerSimply TalkerTextAloudWindow EyesZoomtext Complete talking system – CATSCATS Voice synthesizers and talking note takers - Artic, Braille n Speak, Type and Speak, Voice NoteArticBraille n SpeakType and SpeakVoice Note Talking word processing and word prediction - Connect Outloud, Co:Writer, Write:OutloudConnect OutloudCo:Writer Write:Outloud Speech input - Dragon NaturallySpeakingDragon NaturallySpeaking Talking touch sensitive pad – MentorMentor Talking braille writer – MountbattenMountbatten Speech adapter for other equipment - Talking Interface, Universal Display ReaderTalking InterfaceUniversal Display Reader http://www.visiontech.solind.net.au/voiceaccess.htm

8. Conclusion In conclusion, the better the communication process is between the engineer and the user, the better the product potential will be. With this understanding about the different disabilities and with practice communicating, you can become a better engineer.

9. References http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/disable/disabstat2k/table1.html http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm#anchor62335 http://www.daisy.org/about/g_faq.asp http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/ada/cguide.htm#anchor62335 http://www.gospelcom.net/guide/pics/engel4.gif http://www.abwa.asn.au/ body_what_is_braille_.htmlwww.abwa.asn.au/ body_what_is_braille_.html Interview: Angi Flurry Oct 18,2003