New Web Site: Speaking to Write
SSmith (SSmith@edc.org)
Fri, 10 Apr 1998 10:06:14 -0400
Forwarded by Susan J. Smith <ssmith@edc.org>
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Subject: New Web Site: Speaking to Write
From: JGold
Date: 4/9/98 2:12 PM
Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition
for Secondary Students with Disabilities
is pleased to announce its new Web site at:
www.edc.org/spk2wrt
Speaking to Write: Realizing the Potential of Speech Recognition for Secondary
Students with Disabilities, a project funded by the U.S. Department of
Educaiton, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research,
explores the use of speech recognition software by secondary students with
disabilities.
Our goal is to have the Web site serve three purposes:
1. Inform others about this federally-funded project which explores the use of
speech recognition technology by secondary students with disabilities.
2. Recruit participants for our spk2wrt listserv, a moderated email discussion
forum for students or adults who have used speech recognition technology
themselves or with students with disabilities. The primary focus of the
discussion is on the educational and logistical issues associated with the use
of speech recognition technology by students with disabilities at home or in
school settings.
3. Enable visitors to explore the ins and outs of using speech recognition
technology to address writing difficulties through a Spotlight on Speech
Recognition, originally designed by the National Center to Improve Practice in
the Spring, 1997. The material contained within the Spotlight is available
free to print out and disseminate to others.
We are continually looking for ways to both improve our site and inform those
who may be interested in our work. Therefore, should you have any comments or
suggestions, please feel free to get in touch with us. In addition, we strongly
encourage you to pass along this announcement to individuals or students whom
you feel may be interested in our work.
Thanks.
Patricia Corley, Bob Follansbee, Jennifer Gold