The
objective of the Foot-Controllable Text Processor (FCTP) was
to provide the client with a streamlined and sophisticated
text processing system. The client suffers from cerebral
palsy and lack sufficient motor skills to use many
communication devices. For the past several years, he has
used an Apple computer and a single pushbutton switch to
form next messages. The FCTP will enhance the client’s text
processing ability through a sophisticated tree structure
enabling him to select words and build sentences and
paragraphs by the manipulation of a large pushbutton,
horizontal toggle and vertical toggle switches through word
menus. Moving the toggle switches in a certain direction
will change the position of the cursor within the menu.
Pressing the large pushbutton switch will execute the
operation. A custom designed “textMaker” program was coded
and built with Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 development
environment. The client is able to save or delete his work.
