Hi Ian.

You say your student has serious dexterity problems, is this just his hands/fingers, or is it more globally.  If text entry is all you need then perhaps a simplified system, morse code, Brail of mobile phone predictive texting - using multiple switches. If the student has some gross motor movements you could use distributed switches, padded if necessary.

Is this a possibility?

Best regards,

          Geoff

G.J.Harbach   I.Eng  MIED  IIPEM
Clinical Technologist
"Access to Communication & Technology"
West Midlands Rehabilitation Centre
91 Oak Tree Lane, Selly Oak
Birmingham, B29 6JA
Tel 0121  627 1627  Ext 53268

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Sent: 20 September 2007 03:52
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Subject: voice recognition for people with CP

Hi
I recently met a student with cerebral palsy-related speech difficulties,
along with serious dexterity problems. Although his speech is slow and
difficult to understand at first, it is consistent. We wondered if voice
input software might be one way of him producing draft typed versions of
written work. We evaluated Dragon NaturallySpeaking but found the training
process did not seem capable of processing his slow speech patterns. He was
constantly being asked to repeat the sentence before he'd had chance to
complete it. Has anyone identified any suitable speech recognition software
capable of interpreting speech from people who have slow, slurred but
reasonably consistent speech patterns - or know of any modifications to
Dragon that might allow someone with CP-related speech problems begin to
attempt the training process?
Ian

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