Title :
SpeechWare: a prosthesis for speech and motor impairment
Author :
Chute, Douglas L. ; Quillen, Scott
Author_Institution :
Drexel Univ., Philadelphia, PA, USA
Abstract :
SpeechWare 2.0 is a customizable speech prosthesis for people with communications as well as motor disabilities. It runs on an Apple Macintosh computer and provides user empowerment over synthesized and digitized speech, telephone and print communications, and household environmental control. The advantage of a ProsthesisWare approach is that it permits customization for each person´s cognitive and physical capabilities and does not depend on neurological plasticity. The disadvantage is that ProsthesisWare requires new technical, programming, and support infrastructures to be established in the rehabilitation industry
Keywords :
Apple computers; handicapped aids; prosthetics; software packages; speech recognition; speech synthesis; Apple Macintosh computer; ProsthesisWare; SpeechWare 2.0; cognitive capabilities; communications disabilities; customizable speech prosthesis; customization; digitized speech; household environmental control; motor disabilities; physical capabilities; print communications; synthesized speech; telephone communications; user empowerment; Communication system control; Computer science education; Management training; Microcomputers; Natural languages; Packaging; Power system reliability; Prosthetics; Speech synthesis; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
Computing Applications to Assist Persons with Disabilities, 1992., Proceedings of the Johns Hopkins National Search for
Conference_Location :
Laurel, MD
Print_ISBN :
0-8186-2730-1
DOI :
10.1109/CAAPWD.1992.217426
