Eye Gaze

[Pete Carpenter]

Hi Laura,

I work with students who could really benefit from an eye gaze controlled interface.  With the cost of these systems coming down, I'm wondering if Google is integrating eye gaze accessibility options into beta versions of Chrome?  

On a side, I'm developing customized web pages for students with Orthopedic and Vision Impairment to use with Tobii systems. Simple web page tools (Google Sites) and Read&Write (free for teachers) have been helpful (ex: hover text to speech) but not perfect.  I'm hoping the team is considering an answer (and more compatible option) to the Tobii EyeX ($139).

kind regards,

Pete

[Laura Palmaro]

Thanks, Pete. This is really helpful feedback for the team! 

[Pete Carpenter]

Good to hear.  Here is a short video explaining the basic concept:  https://youtu.be/NOeuKd-aPWQ

Pete

[Laura Palmaro]

Thanks for sharing this video, Pete! Looks like you are working on some really interesting stuff! 

[Daniel Crone]

Hello.
For some reason the video stops, at least the audio does, after a few seconds.

[Pete Carpenter]

Hi Daniel,
Sorry to hear the audio isn't working for you.  I tried it on a couple different devices and it seems to be working ok. If for some reason it isn't working for you on another device, you can try enabling closed captioning.

Thanks,

Pete

[Laura Palmaro]

Strange! It worked fine for me, as well!