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Perl for the Disabled

Posted by michael on from the tmtowtdi dept.

joukev writes "Perl.com is running an article on pVoice. pVoice is an Open Source communication system for severely disabled children written in Perl. I started this for my daughter in 2001. She's still using it and hopefully the medical world will see that there are Open Source alternatives for these kinds of applications. More information on pVoice can be found on the pVoice website (general information) or on the pVoice Developers website."

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  1. Re:"Perl for the disabled"? by MattCohn.com · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    I didn't know that severely disabled children could be written in Perl. Live and learn. But seriously, looks like a very interesting idea and application. Allowing people to select from pre-defined items or write their own words using only what limited muscle movment they have. In this case, moving the head left and right.