Computer synthesized speech technologies
Subtitle: tools for aiding impairment
By: John Mullennix and Steven Stern, editors.
Contributors: Mullennix, John W.; Stern, Steven, 1966-
Publisher: Medical Information Science Reference
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Hershey, PA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781615207251
Subjects: Voice output communication aids; Speech Disorders -- rehabilitation; Communication Aids for Disabled; Self-Help Devices
Description: "This book provides practitioners and researchers with information that will allow them to better assist the speech disabled who wish to utilize computer synthesized speech (CSS) technology"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Overview : important issues for researchers and practitioners using computer synthesized speech as an assistive aid / John W. Mullennix and Steven E. Stern; title: From wood to bits to silicon chips : a history of developments in computer synthesized speech / Debbie Rowe; title: Digital speech technology : an overview / H.S. Venkatagiri; title: Humanizing vox artificialis : the role of speech synthesis in augmentative and alternative communication / D. Jeffery Higginbotham; title: Advances in computer speech synthesis and implications for assistive technology / H. Timothy Bunnell, Chris Pennington; title: Building personalized synthetic voices for individuals with dysarthria using the HTS toolkit / Sarah Creer ... [et al.]; title: Speech technologies for augmented communication / Gérard Bailly ... [et al.]; title: CSS and children : research results and future directions / Kathryn D.R. Drager, Joe Reichle.; title: Use of speech generating devices by individuals with aphasia : a meta-analysis / Rajinder Koul, Diana Petroi, Ralf Schlosser; title: Are speech-generating devices viable AAC options for adults with intellectual disabilities? / Dean Sutherland ... [et al.]; title: Synthetic speech perception in individuals with intellectual and communicative disabilities / Rajinder Koul and James Dembowski; title: The use of synthetic speech in language teaching tools : review and a case study / Oscar Saz ... [et al.]; title: Attitudes toward computer synthesized speech / John W. Mullennix and Steven E. Stern; title: Stereotypes of people with physical disabilities and speech impairments as detected by partially structured attitude measures / Steven E. Stern ... [et al.]; title: A tale of transitions : the challenges of integrating speech synthesis in aided communication / Martine Smith; title: Tossed in the deep end : now what?! / Jeff Chaffee.