This year’s Study Day, to be held in the Stirling Management Centre on Tuesday 9th November will focus on the use of eye-pointing and eye-gaze as methods to augment communication.
A number of very effective high tech systems have been developed in recent years to allow a person to control a computer or communication aid by eye gaze. These include the My Tobii, EyeMax and Eyetracker systems, which all provide opportunities for people with severe and complex disabilities to become more effective communicators.
The high tech systems do not suit everybody. This Study Day will give a better idea of the people who can gain most from an eye-gaze system and of those least likely to benefit.
Eye pointing can be used to aid communication, without having to rely on expensive technology. The Study Day will also consider topics such as the the design of communication books and charts to make them more effective for communication by eye pointing, the use of an E-tran frame and the use of the Megabee electronic writing tablet.
Guest speakers will include Dr Mick Donegan, Deputy Academic Director of the SMARTlab Digital Media Institute, and Claire Latham, who played a leading part in the ACE Centre’s Look to Talk project. Janet Scott from SCTCI will present a number of case studies illustrating the use of eye-gaze and eye-pointing. There will also be opportunities to find out more about various systems for yourself in Supplier Presentation sessions.
The Eyes have IT!
