This project came out of my collaboration with my friend James Powderly who among other great things made http://www.eyewriter.org/ when i hosted him in Mumbai for the IIT Mumbai festival in 2010. Months of discussions later and with lots of hard work put in by Jonnah and Subbu @ Paper & Equater LLC, new York we came up with this proposal for various Indian organizations involved in ALS care and rehab. As we went along, we also saw it had great potential in other areas, and it now seems even more so - as i see Google Glasses. The project is up and open for anyone who wishes to help us go ahead...

1. An
social project

2. PROJECT I
EMPOWERING PATIENTS
WITH REDUCED MOTOR FUNCTIONS
Project by: Vikram Sood, &then
contact: vikram@andthen.co.in
Prepared by: Paper & Equator LLC, New York
contact: subalekha@paperandequator.com

3. WHAT IS PROJECT I
A LOW-COST
NOT FOR PROFIT
REHABILITATIVE TECHNOLOGY
USING EYE TRACKING & SMS

4. DESIGNED TO ASSIST WITH
PARALYSIS
MOTOR DISORDERS
PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENTS
DEGENERATIVE DISORDERS
LIKE: ALS, CEREBRAL PALSY

5. CHALLENGES ADDRESSED
CONTROL OF ENVIRONMENT
INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION

6. CURRENT ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES
FEW OPTIONS
NOT WIDELY ACCESSIBLE
UNAFFORDABLE
TEXT-TO-SPEECH | TELEPHONE RELAY
SYSTEMS | WHEEL CHAIRS WITH VOICE
BOX | EYE TRACKING COMPUTERS

7. ALS IN INDIA
EXTRAPOLATED: 117,471
http://www.cureresearch.com/a/amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis/stats-country_printer.htm

8. 98XXX-XXX
Text Message:
SEND
INDIA & MOBILE PHONES
525 MILLION SUBSCRIPTIONS
OUTNUMBER LANDLINES 14:1
http://mobithinking.com/guide-mobile-web-India

9. PROJECT I
EMPOWERS PATIENT THROUGH
COMMUNICATION
REQUESTS
ENTERTAINMENT

10. PATIENT SETUP
GLASSES & SCREEN
credit: Eye writer Initiative
http://www.eyewriter.org/

11. EYE TRACKING
EYE GLASSES WITH IR CAMERA
credit: Eye writer Initiative
http://www.eyewriter.org/

12. CONTROLS
PATIENT MAKES CHOICES BY MOVING HIS EYE
credit: Eye writer Initiative
http://www.eyewriter.org/

13. PATIENT OPTIONS
COMMUNICATION
SMS
FAMILY & FRIENDS

14. FOOD
PATIENT OPTIONS
ASSISTANCE
REQUESTS
ENVIRONMENT

15. PATIENT OPTIONS
LISTEN ENTERTAINMENT
READ
WATCH

16. EXAMPLES
SMS
FAMILY & FRIENDS

17. CHECKING UP

18. SAYING HELLO

19. EXAMPLE
ASSISTANCE

20. OPENING CURTAINS

21. BENEFITS FOR DOCTORS
HELPS PATIENTS DIRECTLY
FOR PEOPLE WITH MEDICAL LIMITATIONS
ASSOCIATION WITH PIONEERING PRODUCT
CRUCIAL USER DATA
PUBLIC RELATIONS

22. BENEFITS FOR MEDICAL
ORGANIZATION
HELPS PATIENTS DIRECTLY
PARTNERSHIP CREDIT
ASSOCIATION WITH PIONEERING PRODUCT
PUBLIC RELATIONS

23. THANK YOU
Project by: Vikram Sood, &then
contact: vikram@andthen.co.in
+91 98196 48427