I think my last message was misleading, as pointed out by Ted Pottage.
so a few minor amenments.
Additional hardware/software that could be added to your standard
configuration of PC:
1....I would recommend a Sound Blaster AWE sound card with text reading
software, 'TextHelp' from Iansyst. Text Assist comes with the Soundblaster,
but does not give all the facilities as TextHelp. It's proof reader only.
2....'Voice Recognition' software, DragonDictate, Kurzweil Voice or
VoicePad, or IBM Voice Type, from Iansyst or Talking Technologies Ltd. I
agree with Ted, 'Voice Recognition' is expensive and reseach has to be
carried out, before any
purchase.
3....Being Dyslexic myself I have a hand scanner, this I find excellent.
At 23:41 30/10/96 +0000, you wrote:
>On Wed 30 Oct, Barbara Corcoran wrote:
>> Additional hardware/software to be added to your standard configuration of PC
>> I would recommend a Sound Blaster AWE sound card with text reading software,
'TextHelp' from Iansyst.
Text Assist comes with the Soundblaster, but does not give all the facilities
as TextHelp. It's proof reader only.
>> 'Voice Recognition' software, DragonDictate, Kurzweil Voice or VoicePad, or
>> IBM Voice Type, from Iansyst or Talking Technologies Ltd.
>
>'Voice to text' is still cutting edge technology, I liked the comparison
>between it and 'text to speech' as the difference between fillaing a
>toothpaste tube via the nozzle and squeezing the paste out the normal way.
>
>This is an area where you should (the end-user should) talk to as many
>people who already use different systems and have already found the
>advantages and drawbacks of each. If you are using any kind of grant money
>you cannot afford to make expensive mistakes on the basis of optomistic
>sales talk.
>
>Regards
>
>Ted
>
>--
>Ted Pottage. Chairman, BDA (British Dyslexia Association) Computer Committee
>
> See our *NEW* site -> http://www.bda-dyslexia.org.uk/
> we're A1 at BETT'97 too.
>
>
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