Title :
Artificial speaking device for aphasic children
Author :
Abraham, M. ; Ormrod, J.
Author_Institution :
Ecole Nat. Superieure des Telecommun. de Bretagne, Brest, France
Abstract :
The authors propose to help children with cerebral palsy compensate for certain neuro-physical deficiencies in vocalization by building a speaking machine, based on a three-step cognitive model. The first version of the machine developed speaks French but, faced with translation into English, the authors show the limitations of using icons as an intermediate language. Finally, a test with aphasic children shows their interest in the machine
Keywords :
brain; handicapped aids; paediatrics; speech synthesis; English; French; aphasic children; artificial speaking device; cerebral palsy; icons; intermediate language; neuro-physical vocalization deficiencies compensation; speaking machine; three-step cognitive model; Animation; Birth disorders; Cognition; Communications technology; Councils; Machine learning; Mice; Natural languages; Testing; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
[Engineering in Medicine and Biology, 1999. 21st Annual Conference and the 1999 Annual Fall Meetring of the Biomedical Engineering Society] BMES/EMBS Conference, 1999. Proceedings of the First Joint
Conference_Location :
Atlanta, GA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5674-8
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1999.802749
