Smart unified interface for people with disabilities at the work place

摘要

Advancements in human computer interaction (HCI), and information and communication technology (ICT) resulted in developing of various assistive technologies especially for People with Disabilities (PWD). There are many assistive technologies and applications available these days. However, most of the available solutions focus on a particular type of impairment, and very few of these solutions focused on work place environment. Therefore, in this research a comprehensive smart unified solution for people with disabilities at work place is developed. The developed solution provides multiple input and output methods, so that various kinds of impaired persons can be assisted with a single solution. The system offers essential features for getting help information from the environment. It helps impaired people to communicate with others smartly, with the help of flexible interface that is adaptable to meet their requirements. This solution supports wide-spectra of PWD groups with various combinations of disabilities. Users will have the ability to manage their system interface using multi-model ways of interactions and commanding through use of speech recognition engine, text-to-speech, Mic, and mouse/keyboard.