tools for aiding impairment Mullennix, John W. Stern, Steven 1966- text bibliography pau Hershey, PA Medical Information Science Reference c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xxii, 319 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. "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. Important Issues for Researchersand Practitioners Using ComputerSynthesized Speech as an Assistive Aid 1 A History of Developments inComputer Synthesized Speech 9 An Overview 28 The Role of Speech Synthesis inAugmentative and AlternativeCommunication 50 Advances in Computer SpeechSynthesis and Implicationsfor Assistive Technology 71 Building PersonalizedSynthetic Voices forIndividuals with DysarthriaUsing the HTS Toolkit 92 Speech Technologies forAugmented Communication 116 Research Results and Future Directions 130 Synthetic Speech Perception inIndividuals with Intellectual andCommunicative Disabilities 177 Review and a Case Study 188 Attitudes toward ComputerSynthesized Speech 205 Stereotypes of Peoplewith Physical Disabilitiesand Speech Impairmentsas Detected by PartiallyStructured Attitude Measures 219 The Challenges of Integrating SpeechSynthesis in Aided Communication 234 Now What? 257 Compilation of References 270 About the Contributors 307 Systematic Review of SpeechGenerating Devices for Aphasia 148 Are SpeechGenerating DevicesViable AAC Options for Adultswith Intellectual Disabilities? 161 Index 315 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. John Mullennix, Steven Stern. Includes bibliographical references and index. Voice output communication aids Speech Disorders rehabilitation Communication Aids for Disabled Self-Help Devices HV1569.5 .C676 2010 006.454 MUL S 9781615207251 (h/c) 1615207252 (h/c) 2009035180 DNLM/DLC 090824 20190819120330.0 15904105