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Speech recognition – Boon for impaired people

Published: May 18, 2010

Virtual worlds are still in their infancy. It is uncertain which technologies
will be used in the future to assist people in enjoying an accessible
in-world experience, but it is likely speech recognition will continue to be
used to bridge the gap.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Column/Voice-Value/Speech-in-a-Virtual-World,-Part-II-56344.aspx

Links:
Speech in a Virtual World, Part I
http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Column/Voice-Value/Speech-in-a-Virtual-World-55189.aspx

Virtual Ability
http://virtualability.org/default.aspx
http://wiki.secondlife.com/wiki/Virtual_Ability

Second Life Frees Disabled from Restrictions of Everyday Life
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-09/2008-09-17-voa24.cfm?CFID=262597485&CFTOKEN=44236340&jsessionid=66307b9f7245a42666e82c5d2c7e1319204c

TextSL a Second Life client for Visually Impaired and Blind Users
http://textsl.org/

Max, the Virtual Guide Dog
http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/news/meet-max-the-virtual-guide-dog/

Virtual Guide Dogs Help Visually Impaired in Second Life
http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/48387/Virtual-Guide-Dogs-Help-Visually-Impaired-in-Second-Life

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