Additionally there are adaptations and modifications which can be made to enable people with impaired speech to communicate effectively. Speech synthesis Speech synthesis added to any computer can act as a very effective communication aid. Text written in advance can be read to an audience or the above ideas can also be used to produce conversational speech quickly and easily. A whole world literally opens up if a computer is attached to a telephone line through a modem and an Internet browser. The computer user can then exchange news, views and information with a vast interconnected community world-wide.
Any disability is invisible and irrelevant across the Internet.
If you would like to explore this subject in more detail, please review Communication. Back to Top. Voice Recognition Voice or speech recognition is a technology that allows computers to be used by voice alone. A range of products are available with different capabilities at different prices. The more sophisticated of these will understand dictation at speeds of approximately 40 words per minute and will learn about your speech and vocabulary, the more you use them.