Phyllis Rubenfeld wrote:
>
> Hi,
> I use voice recognition and find it unreliable-it's recognition value
> is approximately 60%-this is a liberal estimate.
> Phyllis Rubenfeld
>
> On Sun, 29 Nov 1998, Rodney D. Michele wrote:
>
> > Hello from the USA;
> >
> > Mairian,
What software did you use? The newer programs should do better than that
once theye are trained.
> > >
> > > Recently she began a practical arts-based course at college in the UK -
> > > creativity is one thing that helps her to relax and she plans to make a
> > > career in the profession afterwards. The course is one of the best in the
> > > country for this particular subject and she was lucky to be accepted. She
> > > was initially supplied with a note-taker who was also a teacher of the deaf
> > > (in this country TODs are trained to work with children). She wasn't given
> > > a choice even though she explained clearly what her needs were and said
> > > that she wanted to explain to other students what was needed (which was not
> > > allowed). This TOD proved so patronising that my client complained to the
> > > course manager, who didn't take the complaint seriously and didn't know how
> > > to resolve it because 'he had the other students to think of!' My client
> > > carried on challenging, at considerable expense to her well-being and
> > > eventually, the support worker left. She has now - surprise, surprise -
> > > been offered a sign language interpreter (though the college has no idea
> > > how to get hold of one).
> > >
This is unclear to me. What did the person explain her needs to be? What
was the explaining to the other students about? Are we talking needs
here or wants? I guess I didn't understand the nature of the students
wishes.
Back to lurking,
Harold
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