SBIR/STTR Research Award
SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT SYSTEM FOR VISUALLY IMPAIRED PROGRAMMERS.
Award amount
$29,000Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
1988Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Education
- Branch
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- Recipient company
- Phar Applied Technology
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Research abstract
THE TASK OF PROGRAMMING COMPUTERS TODAY HAS A VERY STRONG VISUAL AND KEYBOARD ORIENTATION. PHAR PROPOSES TO DEVELOP AN ALTERNATIVE SYSTEM. THIS SYSTEM WILL ENABLE THE VISUALLYAND ORTHOPEDICALLY IMPAIRED TO PRODUCE COMPUTER PROGRAMS. PHAR'S SYSTEM WILL PERMIT INTERACTIVE ENTRY AND MAINTENANCE OF SOURCE CODE VIA SPEECH RECOGNITION. THE SYSTEM WILL CON-FIRM ENTRIES, GIVE ERROR MESSAGES, AND PERFORM ALL USER IN- TERFACE VERBALLY. THIS FEATURE WILL MAKE VIDEO DISPLAYS ANDKEY BOARDS COMPLETELY OPTIONAL. THE INITIAL SYSTEM WILL USE AN INTEL 80286 BASED PROCESSOR. AND IT WILL PERMIT THE USER TO PROGRAM USING THE "C" LANGUAGE.
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