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Stephen Hawking speech
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How does Stephen Hawking speak. A friend of a friend can no longer speak or use his arms, so was wondering what Stephen Hawking uses, and how.
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.As far as I understand it, he has a very small amount of movement in his right cheek and has learned to control this movement quite accurately.
This is dechipered by a sensor connected to a computer and he can flip through various computer menus and put together sentences that are then delivered by his speech synthesiser.
This is dechipered by a sensor connected to a computer and he can flip through various computer menus and put together sentences that are then delivered by his speech synthesiser.
To answer your original question, see here:
http://www.hawking.org.uk/index.php?option=com _content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=64
To find a source of help, try Googling the name of the gentleman's medical condition, together with the word 'charity'. For instance, if it's motor neurone disease, such a search would quickly take you here:
http://www.mndassociation.org/
Delving into that website finds, among other things, details of a helpline and information about their equipment loan service:
http://www.mndassociation.org/life_with_mnd/ge tting_support/services_from.html
Nearly all disabling medical conditions have dedicated charities, which provide similar support and services.
Chris
http://www.hawking.org.uk/index.php?option=com _content&view=article&id=52&Itemid=64
To find a source of help, try Googling the name of the gentleman's medical condition, together with the word 'charity'. For instance, if it's motor neurone disease, such a search would quickly take you here:
http://www.mndassociation.org/
Delving into that website finds, among other things, details of a helpline and information about their equipment loan service:
http://www.mndassociation.org/life_with_mnd/ge tting_support/services_from.html
Nearly all disabling medical conditions have dedicated charities, which provide similar support and services.
Chris
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