Speech Input

Explore assistive technology that works by dictation or speech input.

Dictation Software

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Meet Nick

Nick, 56 years old, Senior Software Architect – Nick has about every ergonomic keyboard and mouse available for purchase, but when his arthritis flares up, using a mouse or typing on a keyboard is just too painful. On really bad days, Nick will use dictation software.

Exercise: Use your voice to dictate a sentence with Dragon

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The Dragon Bar should be visible at the top of the screen.

  • Make sure the Microphone Button is On

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Off (red)

 

Put on headset. Position mic one inch from corner of your mouth.

  1. To begin:
    • Say “open dragon pad”
    • Say “When the weather is rainy don’t forget your boots and umbrella period”
    • Say “correct rainy”
    • Say “rainy comma”
    • Say “go to end of line”
    • Say “new line new line”
  2. To prepare the laptop for the next participant:
    • Say “select all”
    • Say “delete”
    • Say “close dragon pad”
    • You will be asked if you want to save changes. Say “tab”
    • Say “press enter”

Help! I’m Stuck! If you get stuck, use the mouse to get back on track.
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