Communicate with your medical providers and family or control your environment with an easy-to-use, eye-safe laser pointer and specialized keyboard. the video on the left demonstrates the power of safe-laser pointing for people with very minimal movement capabilities.
A single word for describing the Safe-laser System is “simple.” Young children find moving the laser light easy to do. Adults who have suffered a brain injury often find moving a light easy to do. In fact, our research has demonstrated that some people diagnosed with “locked-in syndrome” actually learn to move their head using our safe-laser technology. The key is simplicity.
The Safe-laser System provides a continuum of access options. Start out just pointing the light at a letter board or images and let a communication partner interpret what the point means. Then progress to a “call button” that lets someone know you want to tell them something – and you point to letters while they interpret. Then, using dwell or a secondary switch, you can write out messages to the display, or access recorded speech on a key-by-key basis. You can also control the TV. It is all possible with the Safe-laser System – simple light pointing, spelling, computer access, speech output, and environmental control. And it is easy to do. The Safe-laser System isn’t for everybody, but it is simple!