Eyegaze Edge Cal Knowles

What is the Eyegaze Edge? Device that helps those with limiting physical, cognitive, and/or speaking disabilities to communicate and perform other tasks Can access the internet, turn text to speech, play games, control computers, and even other tasks like turning on/off lights

What are the components? Basic versions include a monitor and camera to track the users eye movement and relay the information of the user’s selection Almost all versions include speech synthesis, keyboards, and special programs to change settings as well teach the user

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Who uses the Eyegaze Edge? The Eyegaze Edge is commonly used by those with cerebral palsy, a spinal cord injury, brain injury, ALS, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy, and many other disorders Users must have good control of their eyes, as well as their head

How to use it? The user simply stares at a rectangular button on the screen that has an option written on it Most are set up so that it takes less than a second for an option to be selected, however this time can be changed by the user The calibration process takes less than a minute

Eyegaze Edge in action Uses Eyegaze Edge to communicate in the classroom Uses the Eyegaze Edge system to write letters and books

Disadvantages The system doesn’t work in sunlight since it uses infrared light to analyze where the user is looking Price ranges from 8000 to 12000 dollars Those with poor eye and control are unable to use the system

The study The study took 10 girls with Rett syndrome aging from 4 years old to 13 to see how efficiently they could follow orders and see if they were carried out by the Eyegaze Edge All the girls did relatively well and the results proved to be accurate enough to be efficient in the majority of the cases

Sources Concepts of Color, Shape, Size and Position in Ten Children with Rett Syndrome (2009). Web. 24 Apr. 2010. http://www.eyegaze.com/