We have a student with RSI who is doing very well using a voice-activator.
However I mentioned your question to a dyslexic student who is training
on Power Secretary & she said that on her soft-ware, one word can access
stored information. (this is a very honest student!)
Anyone any comments?
Dorothy Gilroy.
At 18:06 28/10/97 +0000, you wrote:
>I recently met with a student from Southampton University who told me
>that he had just recently received an additional 2 hours for an exam
>so that he could use VR software. As I recall he was studying law,
>but those are all the details I have (sorry, I didn't really pursue
>it...).
>
>One thing he did find was that there was a serious need for
>him to take a break in the exam in order to rest his voice, and he
>also had to have water on hand for sipping (although this is good
>practice during dictation anyway).
>
>> If the student requesting this facility had built up a good voice
>> file and was prepared to spend some time refining it to work in the
>> new environment, I would have no problem in permitting this.
>>
>> > Just to complicate the matter further. Is anyone aware of a
University that
>> > permits students to take their examinations using voice-activated
software?
>> >
>> >
>
>Regards
>
>Matthew Dodd
>
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