Enabling the Disabled

 

From: Speech Technology Magazine - Sep/Oct-2012 - page 24

By: Michele Masterson

Developments in assistive technologies are removing barriers for many.

Assistive technology has come a long way in serving a sometimes marginalized population. A host of innovative products and services are now available to aid those who cannot speak, hear, see, or move, with offerings that run the gamut from voice-controlled wheelchairs to Roger Ebert's synthesized voice, all thanks to advancements in speech technology.

Read the entire article at:

http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Feature/Enabling-the-Disabled-84623.aspx

 

Links:

SpokenLayer

http://spokenlayer.com/

 

My Care Share

http://prmac.com/release-id-45208.htm

 

Fat Finger

http://prmac.com/release-id-45888-search-Fat+finger.htm

 

GeckoChat

http://www.geckosystems.com/high_level/geckochat.php

 

SafePath Wheelchair (with videos 2:00, 1:33, 1:27) http://www.geckosystems.com/markets/wheelchair.php

 

CereProc - text to speech

http://www.cereproc.com/

 

giSTT Speech to Text

http://www.mutare.com/evmstt.asp

 

giSTT Audio

http://www.mutare.com/gisttaudio.asp

 

SpeechTrans

http://speechtrans.com/

 

SpeechTrans Ultimate (with video 3:13)

http://speechtrans.com/speechtrans-ultimate/

 

Enable Talk

http://enabletalk.com/abstract.html

 

Related:

SpeechTrans Offers Mobile Translation App for Hearing Impaired http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Industry-News/SpeechTrans-Offers-Mobile-Translation-App-for-Hearing-Impaired---75813.aspx

 

Txtlocal Gives a Voice to the Disabled

http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/News/Industry-News/Txtlocal-Gives-a-Voice-to-the-Disabled-76488.aspx