Hi
Thanks for all the suggestions about using Dragon Dictate rather than
NaturallySpeaking- I agree this might work better for the student and will
recommend he is provided with the package so he can spend time with a
trainer evaluating and training it. He has help available at home so can
arrange assistance putting on the headset - a wireless headset will probably
be the best solution for him. I still think he needs a 'plan B' if voice
input doesn't work, or only works at certain times, so will suggest he also
learns to use an on-screen keyboard.
Ian
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Subject: Re: voice recognition for people with CP
Dear all
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Hawley Mark (Barnsley Hospital NHS FoundationTrust)
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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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