Dr. Philip A. DiMattia, Director of the Campus School, has been actively involved in the EagleEyes Project from the beginning. Along with Drs James Gips and Francis X Curran, he recently coauthored a book, An Eye Control Teaching Device for Students Without Language Expressive Capacity, that describes much of the collaborative research that has been conducted since the project’s inception. In a recent interview, Dr. DiMattia explains the long term vision he sees for the EagleEyes Project.

“Now that we’re past many of the technological hurdles, we’re moving into the second phase of the EagleEyes project: educational application. This phase involves several objectives, many of which are centered on raising the consciousness of a world population who could benefit from this technology. Many people are still unaware of what assistive technologies can do and how they can reduce the impact of disabilities on quality of life.

Our current students will play a huge part in this consciousness-raising. We’ve only just begun to tap into their potential and as they continue to grow with the technology, we’re realizing more and more that every human being is smart in his own way.

Our ultimate vision for EagleEyes is to create a society that values inclusion, a society in which each individual has a place. There’s a building excitement here and every day we’re mining gold in human potential.”