Medical Devices That Talk
From: Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry - November 2003 - page 50
By: Michael E. Wicklund

The value of a talking glucose meter, such as the Roche Diagnostics Accu-Chek
Voicemate, is that diabetics who have vision impairments or total blindness -
common outcomes of the disease - can use it independently. A visually
impaired person simply needs to follow the device's spoken instructions to
apply blood to a specially designed test strip, insert [the] strip into the
device, and listen for the numerical result. This natural means of
interaction could also serve the needs of people who have cognitive
impairments. Or it might be preferred by people who simply would rather
listen to information such as result is 64 milligrams per deciliter, than to
read it on a small display. Of course, a user might choose between the two
modalities if the device incorporated both a display and voice output.  

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