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The Pocket Speech Aid

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A rapid-access but limited vocabulary communication aid for the nonvocal and speech impaired is useful in some well defined situations. The design and construction of such a device is described. Three distinct situations have been identified where an aid is essential and an initial evaluation has shown the Pocket Speech Aid to be very successful.

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  1. Department of Clinical Physics & Bio-Engineering, West of Scotland Health Boards, 11 West Graham Street, G4 9LF, Glasgow, UK

    D. Keating, D. C. Smith, A. L. Evans, D. J. Wyper & E. Cunningham

  2. Southern General Hospital, G51 4TF, Glasgow, UK

    D. Keating, D. C. Smith, A. L. Evans, D. J. Wyper & E. Cunningham

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Keating, D., Smith, D.C., Evans, A.L. et al. The Pocket Speech Aid. Med. Biol. Eng. Comput. 27, 288–290 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02441487

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