Literature Reviews
Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.
77 results found tagged speech recognition.
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Speech Recognition in University Classrooms: Liberated Learning Project
This paper describes the Liberated Learning Project (LLP), an international applied research initiative studying whether speech recognition technology can successfully convert live university lectures into real-time text displays, serving as an alter…
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TESSA, a System to Aid Communication with Deaf People
This paper describes TESSA (Text and Sign Support Assistant), an experimental system developed collaboratively by the University of East Anglia, the Royal National Institute for Deaf People, and Televirtual Ltd. to facilitate communication between de…
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Speech-Based Cursor Control
This paper from UMBC investigates the effectiveness of speech-based cursor control for navigating graphical user interfaces, comparing a standard cursor with a predictive cursor designed to compensate for speech recognition delays. While speech recog…
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Programming by Voice, VocalProgramming
This paper presents VocalProgrammer, a system designed to enable programming entirely by voice, motivated primarily by the high incidence of repetitive stress injuries (RSI) among programmers. The authors note that the total cost of RSI of all types …
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A Comparison of Voice Controlled and Mouse Controlled Web Browsing
This within-subjects study from the University of Maryland compared voice-controlled web browsing with traditional mouse-based browsing using 18 participants. The researchers used Conversa, a commercial voice browser from Conversational Computing tha…
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Toward the Use of Speech and Natural Language Technology in Intervention for a Language-Disordered Population
This paper from Carnegie Mellon University describes the design of Simone Says, an interactive software environment for language remediation in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The system brings together speech recognition, natural langu…
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SUITEKeys: A Speech Understanding Interface for the Motor-Control Challenged
This paper from the University of Southwestern Louisiana presents SUITEKeys, a continuous speech understanding interface that provides complete computer access to users with motor-control impairments by modelling all interaction at the physical keybo…
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Factors Leading to the Successful Use of Voice Recognition Technology
This paper from Georgia College & State University presents results from a field study investigating why voice recognition technology (VRT) succeeds for some individuals with disabilities and fails for others. Drawing on expectancy theory and innovat…
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Head Pointing and Speech Control as a Hands-Free Interface to Desktop Computing
This paper presents a hands-free computer interface that combines head pointing with speech control to enable users who cannot use a mouse and keyboard to operate standard WIMP-style graphical user interfaces. Developed at the Fraunhofer Institute in…
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Multimodal Input for Computer Access and Augmentative Communication
This paper from the University of Delaware describes a research project exploring the integration of speech recognition with head-pointing as a multimodal input method for people with physical disabilities who cannot use standard keyboards and mice. …