A growing national need exists for computer workstations which integrate manual data base preparation functions for increased accuracy, control and productivity. These workstations could incorporate disabled individuals suffering from a variety of handicaps into the work process.The research is directed toward developing better use of computer technology in the education, training and placement of handicapped individuals. Specifically, more accurate manual data input system for computer data bases is developed which will utilize the functional capacities of handicapped persons in the proofreading process. An investigation into the growing database error problem indicates that the man/machine interface, hence accuracy, can be significantly improved by using an interdisciplinary approach.Computer data base knowledge and science will be used with recent theoretical discoveries from optoelectronics and brain research to demonstrate the practicality of the approach.Anticipated Results/Potential Commercial Applications of the Research:This research is directed at improving the methods used in manual data base preparation so that accuracy and speed are increased. Such methods have universal application commercially with the increasing availability of computers and the trend toward development of distributed networks, where data entry is performed by and users and clerks who are not generally highly skilled in Keyboard operations.
