{"id":1157,"date":"2021-04-09T09:45:08","date_gmt":"2021-04-09T09:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/?p=1157"},"modified":"2022-09-14T19:48:49","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T19:48:49","slug":"keyboard-layout-optimization-for-als-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nilg.ai\/pt\/202104\/keyboard-layout-optimization-for-als-patients\/","title":{"rendered":"Keyboard Layout Optimization for ALS Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In case you missed it, you may find below our webinar in collaboration with DSSG.<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

For most of us, typing is the easiest part of transmitting a written message: we type and walk without even looking at the keyboard. I rewrote this abstract 3-4 times – writing wasn\u2019t the issue, the message was. For ALS patients, there is a whole different story. Each movement may become a major physical challenge, getting in the way of communicating with others.\u2800<\/p>\n

In this talk, we discuss how we used Data Science to optimize a keyboard layout to minimize the typing workload of ALS patients. This project was motivated by Anthony Carbajal<\/a>, a full-time daily life hacker that aims to find innovative ways to improve his and other ALS-patient lives.<\/p>\n