Accessible Computer Control
Control your computer by switches, head movements or eyetracking, depending on your capabilities.
AsTeRICS
Create Customized Low-Cost Assistive Technologies for People with Disabilities.
Are you looking for special solutions to use a computer, control your environment or play games?
# Use Cases
Accessible Environment Control
Switch on/off lights or control your TV and stereo.
Alternative and Augmentative Communication
Create your own communication grid and use it on all your devices.
# Why AsTeRICS?
There are many Assistive Technologies available on the market, but in many cases they are too expensive or not suitable for a certain combination of disabilities.
AsTeRICS
- provides support for many consumer devices which can be used as input devices (e.g. switches, eye-tracker, webcam, …).
- let’s you combine several input devices depending on your capabilities (e.g. 2 switches + 1 eye-tracker).
- provides support for many use cases (e.g. computer control, environmental control).
- has more than 160 plugins.
- allows easily customizing existing solutions or designing new ones.
- is Open Source, which means that it is free forever and others can contribute to the framework.
# Partners & Funding
The AsTeRICS project was funded by international and national research grants. AsTeRICS was initiated by KI-I Linz (opens new window) and the UAS Technikum Wien (opens new window). The creation of this web page was funded by the City of Vienna, MA23, in course of the project StudyATHome Internationally (opens new window) (Grant Nr. 22-07). Please read the About Us section for a full list of contributions.
# AsTeRICS Project Web Page
This is a newly created web page to present AsTeRICS technologies and corresponding documentation. If you are looking for the web page of the original AsTeRICS project, please go to https://project.asterics.eu (opens new window).