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Brad Travalgio

Dominic Eldridge

Mark Mahn

Matthew Salyer

Scott Seto

Scott Wood

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Organizational Chart

Project ManagerMatthew Salyer

WebmasterScott Seto

Technical Scott Wood

SoftwareMark Mahn

MarketingBrad Travaglio

Documentation Dominic Eldridge

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iSa

Communication is difficult when speech is misunderstood.

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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

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Social Participation

From University of San Francisco Disability Statistics Center- Is the Status of People with Disabilities Improving?(Abstract 21)May 1998

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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.

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Causes

Causes include: Stroke Head Trauma Cerebral Palsy Hearing Loss Stuttering

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iSa in action

(1) When you cant be understood

iTouchwith iSa installed

(2) Use iSa to choose phrases or words

(3)Let iSa be your voice

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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

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What it doesn't do

Use word emphasis to add emotion Take freehand writing as input

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iSa software Documentation External speaker

In the box

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Out of the box

iPod TouchComputer

- Windows or Mac OS X- iTunes

Connection for iPod and Computer

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Benefits

• Being able to communicate with other people in society more effectively

• Gain more independence from others• Makes the user safer

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Risks

A = Hardware becomes outdated B = Difficult to type C = Difficult to afford D = Database delays

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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.

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Difficult to type

20% of those with speech disabilities also have major physical disabilities.

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)

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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

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Database delays

Filling a database is time consuming. This presents a large possibility for delays.

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Cost Estimates

Itouch $299 - $499iSa software $149

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The Competition

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Conclusion

Our product will be a valuable tool in improving the quality of life of those who need help

communicating.

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Resources

Office of Official Publications, Texas Tech University.http://www.depts.ttu.edu/officialpublications/catalog/HSCSPEECH.html

University of San Francisco Disability Statistics Centerhttp://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

US Census Bureau http://www.census.gov/prod/2007pubs/p60-233.pdf

Communication Disorders, Psychology Today.http://psychologytoday.com/conditions/commdisorder.html

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The Numbers Guyhttp://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB116481159830835726,00.html

Welcome to the National Aphasia Association http://www.aphasia.org/Aphasia%20Facts/aphasia_faq.html

BRSS Dyslexiahttp://www.sfn.org/skins/main/pdf/brss/BRSS_Dyslexia.pdf

Stuttering: New Research: Vanderbilt Find Link to Emotionshttp://educationalissues.suite101.com/article.cfm/stuttering...

Speech disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speech_disorder

Communication disorder - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication_disorder

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