| tags: deaf, ideas, enabling technology
Shelley Tabakman of the NC DHHS asked about some sort of visual alert for hearing-impaired users of email and IM. They'd like to be notified of an incoming message by a signal visible when not looking at the screen. The INSTEON developer kit looks like the right goods.
| tags: programming
A few tricks I learned using ctypes to wrap OpenCV.
A press release from the Rett Syndrome Research Foundation announces results of a landmark study reversing the symptoms of Rett Syndrome (RTT) in a genetic mouse model . Wow!
| tags: enabling technology, links
Switch access to technology: A comprehensive guide by David Colven and Simon Judge is an excellent overview of the issues around using switches to control computers and other devices.
| tags: programming
Starting from the work of
Michael Otto
, I have hacked together the beginnings of a
ctypes
-based wrapper for
OpenCV
. You may download the
code and examples
here
code and examples from
UNC Python Tools
on SourceForge.
If there is enough interest I'll move it to sourceforge.
| tags: blind, deaf, enabling technology
I can reliably detect many simple targets and generate key events in real time using a web-cam and an ordinary piece of paper with printed targets. What are the important characteristics of the targets?
| tags: programming
This page describes a little utility I wrote for my own use. If you want to use it, you can download it and its source. I don’t provide support but if you would like to report bugs you’ve found or changes you’ve made to it, I’d be happy to hear about it.
| tags: home
Kelly's engineer estimates beam thickness as 1/2 inch per foot of span.
| tags: random
I finally used the copy Camtasia Studio I bought to make a couple of short videos demonstrating computer vision methods. After setting the encoders up properly I got fine looking video and good audio in a 1 megabyte download.