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This paper discusses an investigation of text communication as an element of interaction mediated by a broadband telecommunication system. This study is part of a wider investigation being undertaken by the EEC RACE IPSNI II project. The focus of the study was to determine if the typing rate achieved by non-speaking people with additional severe motor impairments could be improved by refining a scanning array. Whilst some improvement was achieved, the rate was still far lower than that of an able bodied typist. Other factors that affect the text production rate are discussed. The results suggests that a scanning text selection method could cause excessive expense for users seeking to undertake real-time text-based communication over broadband telecommunications networks, and alternative approaches are presented.
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Hine, N.A., Beattie, W., McKinlay, A., Arnott, J.L. (1994). Access to the text component of multimedia conversation services for non-speaking people with severe physical disabilities. In: Zagler, W.L., Busby, G., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Computers for Handicapped Persons. ICCHP 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 860. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58476-5_165
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