Communication Vest
(soft goods and distance collaboration)
One of our designers, working with several others, designed and fabricated a soft goods housing for a communication device produced through a long-distance relationship with a group of Colorado University students. The teams developed a portable wireless communication device for Matthew, a little boy with Down Syndrome who has difficulty speaking. The device enables Matthew to communicate with others through a set of pre-recorded phrases programmed into the device and accessed by push button patches on the vest front. For example, with the push of a button, Matthew can communicate phrases such as, "Hello, my name is Matthew", "Yes", "No", or "Can we go outside to play?".

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