1. iSa CS 410 Blue Team Brad Travalgio Dominic Eldridge Mark Mahn Matthew Salyer Scott Seto Scott Wood March 6, 20081CS410 Blue Team

2. Organizational Chart Project Manager Matthew Salyer Webmaster Scott Seto Technical Scott Wood Software Mark Mahn Marketing Brad Travaglio Documentation Dominic Eldridge March 6, 20082CS410 Blue Team

3. iSa Communication is difficult when speech is misunderstood. March 6, 20083 CS410 Blue Team

4. Who may need iSa? One in 10 Americans has a communication disorder Over 49,000,000 people The largest population of challenged Americans Office of Official Publications, Texas Tech University March 6, 20084 CS410 Blue Team

5. Social Participation From University of San Francisco Disability Statistics Center- Is the Status of People with Disabilities Improving?(Abstract 21)May 1998 March 6, 20085 CS410 Blue Team

6. March 6, 2008ODU CS410 Blue Team6 Effects Those affected by speech disorders suffer negative social effects when they are unable to: Express feelings Obtain quality employment Health and safety are at risk when they are unable to: Indicate an emergency Communicate their condition and needs to others In addition, the effects of speech disorders may lead to decreased self-esteem. March 6, 2008 CS410 Blue Team6

7. Causes Causes include: Stroke Head Trauma Cerebral Palsy Hearing Loss Stuttering March 6, 20087 CS410 Blue Team

8. iSa in action (1) When you cant be understood iTouch with iSa installed (2) Use iSa to choose phrases or words (3)Let iSa be your voice March 6, 20088CS410 Blue Team

9. What it will do Voice Synthesis Portable -Easy to use - Text prediction -Image grouping -Theme grouping(Work, School,...)‏ -Customizable short hand -Spell checking Pre-recording March 6, 20089 CS410 Blue Team

10. What it doesn't do Use word emphasis to add emotion Take freehand writing as input March 6, 2008 10 CS410 Blue Team

11. March 6, 2008CS410 Blue Team iSa software Documentation External speaker In the box 11

12. March 6, 2008ODU CS410 Blue Team12 Out of the box iPod Touch Computer - Windows or Mac OS X - iTunes Connection for iPod and Computer CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2008 12

13. Benefits Being able to communicate with other people in society more effectively Gain more independence from others Makes the user safer March 6, 200813CS410 Blue Team

14. Risks A = Hardware becomes outdatedB = Difficult to type C = Difficult to afford D = Database delays March 6, 200814CS410 Blue Team

15. Outdated Hardware It is inevitable that the hardware will become outdated. The software will need to be ported to the new hardware when the time comes. March 6, 2008CS410 Blue Team15

16. Difficult to type 20% of those with speech disabilities also have major physical disabilities. American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)‏ March 6, 2008CS410 Blue Team16

17. Difficult to afford 60% of Americans have private health plans. Most health plans do not cover"speech-language pathology," "speech pathology," "speech therapy," "hearing care," or "audiology." Census.gov March 6, 2008CS410 Blue Team17

18. Database delays Filling a database is time consuming. This presents a large possibility for delays. 18CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2008

19. Cost Estimates Itouch $299 - $499 iSa software $149 CS410 Blue Team March 6, 2008 19

20. The Competition March 6, 200820 CS410 Blue Team

21. Conclusion Our product will be a valuable tool in improving the quality of life of those who need help communicating. March 6, 200821CS410 Blue Team

22. Resources Office of Official Publications, Texas Tech University.http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/HSCSPEECH.h tmlhttp://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/HSCSPEECH.h tml University of San Francisco Disability Statistics Center http://dsc.ucsf.edu/publication.php?pub_id=7 http://dsc.ucsf.edu/figure.php?pub_id=7&section_id=1&figure_id=3 American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) ‏ http://www.asha.org/members/research/reports/speech_voice_language.htm http://www.asha.org/members/research/reports/speech_voice_language.htm US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdfhttp://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf Communication Disorders, Psychology Today. http://psychologytoday.com/conditions/commdisorder.html http://psychologytoday.com/conditions/commdisorder.html March 6, 200822CS410 Blue Team

23. The Numbers Guy http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB116481159830835726,00.html http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB116481159830835726,00.html Welcome to the National Aphasia Association http://www.aphasia.org/Aphasia%20Facts/aphasia_faq.html http://www.aphasia.org/Aphasia%20Facts/aphasia_faq.html BRSS Dyslexia http://www.sfn.org/skins/main/pdf/brss/BRSS_Dyslexia.pdf http://www.sfn.org/skins/main/pdf/brss/BRSS_Dyslexia.pdf Stuttering: New Research: Vanderbilt Find Link to Emotions http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/stuttering... http://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/stuttering Speech disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_disorder Communication disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_disorder http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_disorder March 6, 2008CS410 Blue Team 23 Resources