Speech For The Disabled.

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Title:	Speech For The Disabled.
Authors:	Venkatraman, S.^1,2 svenkatraman3@yahoo.com, Padmavathi, T. V.^1,3 padmavathytv@ssn.edu.in
Source:	International MultiConference of Engineers & Computer Scientists 2009. 2009, p567-572. 6p. 4 Color Photographs, 4 Diagrams, 1 Chart, 3 Graphs.
Subjects:	Pen-based computers, Automatic speech recognition, Speech disorders, Phonetics, Engineers, Patients
Abstract:	Pen-based interface systems which are used for on-line recognition technology have been widely developed. But almost all systems aren't taking into consideration for speech disabled persons. Engineers make things not only simple but also feasible. One of the important problems that the community faces is that people with disabilities are finding it hard to cope up the fast growing technology. I propose a device system which can be used to provide speech for the disabled persons to help people who are dumb or having difficulties to speak. The words that the person wants to say are entered as text. This text is converted into speech by the speech processing unit. The speech processing unit uses the concept of phonetics, and processes each phoneme. Phonetics is focused on sounds; it isn't necessarily concerned with how a particular letter sounds. Instead, what's important is how certain combinations of letters affect the sound. Hence by using phonetics it is possible to produce speech that is as good as actual speech. The frequently spoken words are stored in memory and can be easily retrieved by using hot keys. The system will be made portable in addition. The entire system will be housed inside a cell phone casing with charging facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:	Pen-based interface systems which are used for on-line recognition technology have been widely developed. But almost all systems aren't taking into consideration for speech disabled persons. Engineers make things not only simple but also feasible. One of the important problems that the community faces is that people with disabilities are finding it hard to cope up the fast growing technology. I propose a device system which can be used to provide speech for the disabled persons to help people who are dumb or having difficulties to speak. The words that the person wants to say are entered as text. This text is converted into speech by the speech processing unit. The speech processing unit uses the concept of phonetics, and processes each phoneme. Phonetics is focused on sounds; it isn't necessarily concerned with how a particular letter sounds. Instead, what's important is how certain combinations of letters affect the sound. Hence by using phonetics it is possible to produce speech that is as good as actual speech. The frequently spoken words are stored in memory and can be easily retrieved by using hot keys. The system will be made portable in addition. The entire system will be housed inside a cell phone casing with charging facilities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]