The purpose is to identify the most advanced communication solutions for the disabled and develop a migration path. Highly advanced software algorithms will be designed and ported to existing digital signal processor technology, thus permitting all technically innovative solutions to exist on a single affordable platform when integrated with Linkon's FC-3000 Communication Board. This will provide a single port PC computer based solution for home and small business use, and a multi-port solution will provide for corporations and government agencies. The resultant product can provide a non-discriminating communications window useful to both the disabled and non-disabled community.Awardee's statement of the potential commercial applications of the research: With the recent passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act, there is a tremendous need for technological solutions that assist the disabled at the same time as assisting the general population. These solutions have applications from the home all the way up to the Regional Bell Operating Companies (RBOCs), who are currently mandated by law to provide TDD accessibility.National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
