FWD: A Wearable Aid for Special Kids

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from T.H.E. Newsletter:

A Wearable Aid for Special Kids

(From Wired News)

Rossiter was not able to speak when he first entered Zverloff's

class for the

multiple-handicapped. The third-grader, who is autistic, communicated by

hitting and biting.

But with the help of a wearable computer, learned to mimic, then

utter, words and

small phrases.

His success story propelled Xybernaut, the manufacturer of the wearable

computer, into a

new market. ... Read the complete story at

http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,52148,00.html.

Mike Savory

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