Father's app lets disabled son 'speak' thru iPad
From: ECN Magazine - 12/24/2010

A young North Carolina boy with a severe disability got his Christmas present
early: the ability to communicate, thanks to his father. 

Paul Pauca (POW'-kuh), a professor at Wake Forest University, worked with his
students this year to designed a computer app for the iPhone and other
devices that will allow his son, Victor, to communicate. 

Victor, who has a rare disease called Pitt Hopkins Syndrome, can now point to
pictures on the iPhone or iPad that play recorded messages indicating what he
wants to do. 

Software for people with disabilities has surged with the popularity of smart
phones and tablet computers. Apple Inc. now has a section of its App Store
devoted to the software. 

Source:
http://www.ecnmag.com/News/2010/12/Father-s-app-lets-disabled-son--speak--thru-iPad

Links:
Paul Pauca
http://www.cs.wfu.edu/~pauca/

The Pitt Hopkins Syndrome Family Network
http://pitthopkins.org/

Father Invents 'VerbalVictor' App To Help Disabled Son 'Speak' thru iPad
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/12/24/verbalvictor-ipad-app_n_801098.html

Application for children with genetic disorders
http://twitteling.com/tag/verbal-victor/
http://twitteling.com/2010/12/application-for-children-with-genetic-disorders/#more-10174