I have an older brother who's handicapped, and confined in a wheelchair. He wants to be able to type out words in the Microsoft Word program primarily through his voice as well as to be able to open, operate, and close all of his other computer programs through his voice. What type of computer software would I have to buy for him? And what's the best brand for this type of computer software?
Voice typing computer program for the handicap?
Well i've used:
On XP: Dragon NaturallySpeaking 9
It was a little fustrating to use, and the text doesn't pump out immediately. The training seems to take forever, as you have to train it alot.
On Vista: The built in Voice recognition (from Ease of Access) It was ok, but I'd recommend a clean mike, because the computer has a little difficulty hearing your voice. However there is a guide for beginners and that was easy to use, because there are features that let you spell out letters by saying "A as in apple, C as in capital, I as in internet"
Reply:If you are already using windows vista it comes with a new speech to text accessibility application. It is not the "best" but it does allow the user for the most part to control all functions of windows as in desktop browsing, writing documents, browsing the web. Would strongly suggest using a headset. Also you may want to look in to getting a non standard keyboard. I will give you a link for windows speech to text also a link to "top 10 weirdest keyboards" Though some may thing they are weird they can be a god send for people with disablement because of their "weird" layout. twiddler 2 is one and another i would say is orbitouch.
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