INTERCOMUNICANDO - Computer Assisted Communication for Severely Handicapped Persons

Abstract

This paper presents project INTERCOMUNICANDO whose aim is to provide computer assisted pictogram based communication as a rehabilitation toolfor severely handicapped persons. The project developed a suite of integrated applications that use autonomous agents with speech and animation to provide on-line help, feedback and motivation to users. The paper addresses user interface design. It also addresses the user requirements and the development methodology used to provide users with ali services, including input, that smoothly adapt to the kind and degree of disability of each user. The current state of the project is described along with results. Conclusions and recommendations for the following project (RECRIA) are presented.