Modification+of+hardware+and+software+for+special+needs

BCI or Brain-computer interfaces is normally associated with medical treatment for paralyzed people. But with external devices brain signal can be detected and function as an output on a computer. An example of this set up is a external brain signal detector, connected to a port which is then connected to a special computer that can reinterpret the electrical signals. These electrical signals can then be used by the user with the external device to do certain functions such as write. This can be used for people who are paralyzed to be able to communicate and learn through the hardware and software.
 * __BCI for Paralyzed people__**

Voice recognition software, is a software that will identify with a user's voice and will do certain functions, such as write on a word document write e-mails, do functions such as print or browse the internet. A voice recognition software requires a training session with the user training will take from anything to 1minute to hours, and will become familiar with a voice and will respond to it more fluently as time passes by. Voice recognition technology isn't 100% but it is becoming very accurate as this demo video shows media type="youtube" key="_1inP46aui8&hl=en" height="355" width="425" This is was an example of a voice recognition software known as Dragon Naturally Speaking, an examples of uses of this software is for people who have IRS or unable to type in anyway. This software also incorporates the text-to-speech function and in the video above it is seen to be a lot more efficient when it comes to typing, the user can type almost half a pay in 20seconds with minor errors along the way, this can increase the rate of production of typing can also greatly reduce the risk of RIS.
 * __Voice Recognition Software__**

__**@ Patana**__ At Patana we have windows vista which incorperates a voice recognition software that is just as useful as Dragon Naturally Speaking, but we do not use this software in school for educational purposes in anyway. However since computers are all networked it would be a tedious task for computers to be able to recognise the voices of the multiple users that will use the computer.

__**News**__ Apart from helping paralysed patients, Brain Computer Interfaces can also be applied to games which will translate electrical impulses into commands to control the game. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7254078.stm

SpinVox system featuring the voice recognition technology can convert voice messages into text messages. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7292236.stm