A voice for those unable to speak
By Don Dodson
Wednesday October 19, 2005
URBANA – University of Illinois graduates Mike Callahan and Thomas Coleman have come up with a new means of communication for those unable to speak.
Specifically, they've designed a system that detects what those people are trying to say. Their invention could make communication easier for people with spinal cord injuries or ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), commonly known as Lou Gehrig's disease.
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