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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, > > Have you considered using "voice Recognition" software? I believe the right > package on a laptop, or through the use of a tape recorder thenplayed later for > a computer, might be a possibility. > > I hear fine. I do not cognitively connect the body language and tone to the > correct social cues. If that makes sense. > > In a nutshell, I understand the written word better. So I have been lokking > into 'voice recognition' software. I am only in the early stages of my search. > > Hope it helped. > > Rodney > > Mairian Corker wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > A practical question for you, which I've raised because it is a classic > > example of why I'm nervous of splitting the world into Deaf and hearing. > > > > I have a 60+ counselling client who is deafened. She grew up with English > > as her language, has very limited sign language (because sign language > > training is not geared towards deaf people), is highly intelligent and well > > educated, and in the past has been active in the lesbian and feminist > > movements, so is no stranger to political activism. Tinnitus is a > > particularly difficult aspect of her impairment and is often stress-related > > - the biggest stress factors being other (hearing and Deaf) people's > > attitudes (try splitting disability and impairment here!). The aging > > process means that she doesn't always have the energy to fight, but she > > knows all about disability rights. > > > > 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). > > > > Any ideas, given that our DDA doesn't cover education (though I'm not sure > > whether this course would be classed as education or training)? > > > > Best > > > > Mairian > > > > P.S. Please don't suggest she moves colleges (which was one of the > > suggestions the last time a problem of this kind was aired on the > > mailbase). That would mean that she would have to go to a less prestigious > > course and that this college gets away with what appears to be blatant > > discrimination. > > > > ********* > > > > "To understand what I am doing, you need a third eye" > > > > ********* > > > > Mairian Corker > > Senior Research Fellow in Deaf and Disability Studies > > University of Central Lancashire > > > > Postal Address: > > 111 Balfour Road > > Highbury > > London N5 2HE > > U.K. > > > > Minicom/TTY +44 [0]171 359 8085 > > Fax +44 [0]870 0553967 > > Typetalk (voice) +44 [0]800 515152 (and ask for minicom/TTY number) > > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%