Literature Reviews

Reviewed research papers, articles, and publications relevant to digital accessibility.

• An Enhanced Electrolarynx with Automatic Fundamental Frequency Control based on Statistical Prediction

  Kou Tanaka, Tomoki Toda, Graham Neubig, Sakriani Sakti, Satoshi Nakamura (2015) — ASSETS '15: Proceedings of the 17th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers & Accessibility

  This demonstration paper presents a prototype system that enhances electrolarynx speech by automatically controlling pitch (fundamental frequency, or F0) using statistical prediction. An electrolarynx is a speaking aid device used by laryngectomees—p…

  • electrolarynx
  • laryngectomy
  • speech synthesis
  • assistive technology
  • voice prosthesis
  • fundamental frequency
  • machine learning
  • speech rehabilitation

• Development of a Real-time Bionic Voice Generation System based on Statistical Excitation Prediction

  Farzaneh Ahmadi, Kazuhiro Kobayashi, Tomoki Toda (2019) — Proceedings of the 21st International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2019)

  This demonstration paper presents the first real-time implementation of the Pneumatic Bionic Voice (PBV) system, a voice prosthesis for people who have undergone laryngectomy — surgical removal of the larynx, typically due to advanced throat cancer. …

  • voice prosthesis
  • laryngectomy
  • speech accessibility
  • voice conversion
  • assistive technology
  • bionics
  • signal processing