Computer synthesized speech technologies :  tools for aiding impairment / 
John Mullennix, Steven Stern. 
 - Hershey, PA :  Medical Information Science Reference,  c2010. 
 - xxii, 319 p. :  ill. ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Important Issues for Researchersand Practitioners Using ComputerSynthesized Speech as an Assistive Aid<br/>1<br/>A History of Developments inComputer Synthesized Speech<br/>9<br/>An Overview<br/>28<br/>The Role of Speech Synthesis inAugmentative and AlternativeCommunication<br/>50<br/>Advances in Computer SpeechSynthesis and Implicationsfor Assistive Technology<br/>71<br/>Building PersonalizedSynthetic Voices forIndividuals with DysarthriaUsing the HTS Toolkit<br/>92<br/>Speech Technologies forAugmented Communication<br/>116<br/>Research Results and Future Directions<br/>130<br/>Synthetic Speech Perception inIndividuals with Intellectual andCommunicative Disabilities<br/>177<br/>Review and a Case Study<br/>188<br/>Attitudes toward ComputerSynthesized Speech<br/>205<br/>Stereotypes of Peoplewith Physical Disabilitiesand Speech Impairmentsas Detected by PartiallyStructured Attitude Measures<br/>219<br/>The Challenges of Integrating SpeechSynthesis in Aided Communication<br/>234<br/>Now What?<br/>257<br/>Compilation of References<br/>270<br/>About the Contributors<br/>307<br/><br/>Systematic Review of SpeechGenerating Devices for Aphasia<br/>148<br/>Are SpeechGenerating DevicesViable AAC Options for Adultswith Intellectual Disabilities?<br/>161<br/>Index<br/>315<br/>Copyright Systematic review of speech generating devices for aphasia / Rajinder Koul, Diana Petroi, Ralf Schlosser -- Are speech-generating devices viable AAC options for adults with intellectual disabilities? / Dean Sutherland ... [et al.] -- Synthetic speech perception in individuals with intellectual and communicative disabilities / Rajinder Koul and James Dembowski -- The use of synthetic speech in language teaching tools : review and a case study / Oscar Saz ... [et al.] -- Attitudes toward computer synthesized speech / John W. Mullennix and Steven E. Stern -- Stereotypes of people with physical disabilities and speech impairments as detected by partially structured attitude measures / Steven E. Stern ... [et al.] -- A tale of transitions : the challenges of integrating speech synthesis in aided communication / Martine Smith -- Tossed in the deep end : now what?! / Jeff Chaffee. 
<br/><br/> "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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781615207251 (h/c) 1615207252 (h/c) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2009035180 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101513799  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Voice output communication aids.<br/>Speech Disorders--rehabilitation.<br/>Communication Aids for Disabled.<br/>Self-Help Devices.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HV1569.5  / .C676 2010 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>006.454 MUL S