operative words might be "is being developed" - and the most
recent posting on their website from March 2008, recruiting
engineers.

I have not heard anything about this through my
other "trusted" sources on AAC.

Amy

---- Original message ----
>Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2008 07:54:59 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Alisa Brownlee <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx>
>Subject: [Assistive Technology] more info on previous
email
>To: ALSA Listserv <xxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
>   The reason that I am asking the question about the
>   Audeo is that information is flying through the
>   internet and chat rooms that this technology is
>   about to become available to the ALS market.
>
>   The intrepretation that PALS and families have is
>   that they will think a thought and the Audeo will
>   project that thought through the larynex and the
>   sound will clearly come out.
>
>   Here is a quote from the company's web site:
>
>   The Audeo is being developed to create a
>   human-computer interface for communication without
>   the need of physical motor control or speech
>   production. Using signal processing, unpronounced
>   speech representing the thought of the mind can be
>   translated from intercepted neurological signals.
>
>   By interfacing near the source of vocal production,
>   the Audeo has the potential to restore communication
>   to people who are unable to speak. The proposed
>   solution is a featherweight wireless device resting
>   over the vocal cords capable of transmitting
>   neurological information from the brain. Using data
>   analysis, this information can be processed into
>   synthesized speech or a menu selection capable of
>   conveying the basic necessities of human life.
>   Current Applications of the Audeo:
>   Speech – After a recent breakthrough, we have
>   developed a method to exceed individual words and
>   have shown the ability to produce continuous speech
>   with high accuracy from the neurological signals.
>
>   I appreciate any help from the SLP's that are on
>   this list!
>
>   Thanks,
>   Alisa
>
>
>   Alisa Brownlee, ATP
>   Clinical Manager, Assistive Technology Services
>   ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) Association, Greater
>   Philadelphia Chapter
>
>   Assistive Technology Consultant, ALS Association,
>   National Office
>   Direct Phone Number: 215-631-1877

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