In response to Paul and Di's questions.
Paul, we have a couple of these mikes. Mike is the one with the
information but he has been out delivering training for two days and
will be back in the office in the morning. I will ask him to respond
to your questions.
Di, yes someone could use this kind of mike with JFW, but
Dragon, for example, has been usable with JFW for some time
now. It depends on the type of synthesizer and/or sound card
used. A major problem for a blind user using speech in speech out
is with the training of the voice recognition software.
Steve.
> Hi Paul,
>
> Would this microphone enable a blind person to use Dragon and Jaws at
> the same time?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Di
>
> Di Paez
> Equity Officer
> University of the Sunshine Coast
> Maroochydore DC Australia 4558
> Phone 61 07 5430 1258
> Fax 61 07 54 30 2883
> http://www.usc.edu.au
>
> >>> "Paul Dilley" <[log in to unmask]> 10/12/99 01:06am >>>
> Has anybody got their hands on one of these yet? It's a microphone
> that connects to the USB port (via a 'pod') and, hence, has no need to
> input via a soundcard.
>
> This is interesting because it has the potential to free users from
> the vagaries of individual soundcards found in various machines. I
> would guess that it may now be practical to train on one machine and
> then, after transferring the voice file, successfully use on another
> without retraining. It may also free us from the doubtful quality of
> many notebook soundcards.
>
> Has anybody any practical experience?
>
> Regards
>
> Paul Dilley, Technical Manager & dis-forum list owner
> Computer Centre for People with Disabilities, University of
> Westminster ** The Central London Access Centre ** NFAC ** Tel: 020
> 7911 5000 Fax: 020 7911 5162 http://www.wmin.ac.uk/ccpd/ For
> assessment bookings tel: 020 7911 5808
>
Steve Metcalfe
Head of Disability Access Resources and Technology
University of Lincolnshire & Humberside, UK
Tel: +44 (0)1482 440550 ext. 3300
Fax: +44 (0)1482 463531
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