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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:blue'>It seems to me that any solution that comes close to being
useable will involve Dragon. No other program comes close to the accuracy
though I have heard the built in voice recognition in the new Windows Vista is
pretty darn good, but that doesn’t seem to apply here. Even the
University here in Madison has taken to hiring transcribers that are aided by
the use of Dragon for the increased speed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:blue'>I have used Dragon for about 10 years due to injuries. I have
tried using Dragon in my office in more of a conversational way with clients
who were deaf. I don’t sign and interpreters are sometimes hard to
get when you want them. For some reason the accuracy just wasn’t as good
even though I was trying to be careful about how I was using my voice.
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:blue'>In the past I have posited that a student may approach the
professor(s) and ask if they would read the Dragon training (it is pretty short
these days) in to a recorder. Then the recorder could be placed close to
where the speaker is (wear it?) and you might get better results. I never
have seen that tried though.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;color:blue'>I would be interested in hearing what you eventually go with
and how it works….<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Phillip A. Goodman B.S. OTR<br>
Assistive Technology Consultant<br>
Employment Resources, Inc.<br>
4126 Lien Rd.<br>
Madison, WI 53704<br>
608-246-3444 ext.234<br>
fax 608-246-3445</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> athen-bounces@athenpro.org
[mailto:athen-bounces@athenpro.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On Behalf
Of </span></b>pminyard@memphis.edu<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, March 29, 2007
8:11 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> athen@athenpro.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Athen] voice to text
recorders</span></font><font color=black face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;color:windowtext'>Where does one find a digital recorder that converts
voice to text? I’ve never heard of one and would like to read the specs.
The only method I’ve heard of is running the voice recording through
voice recognition software, such as NaturallySpeaking.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>Phillip Minyard<br>
Disability Services Coordinator<br>
Student Disability Services<br>
<a href="http://www.people.memphis.edu/~sds/">http://www.people.memphis.edu/~sds/</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt'>University of Memphis<br>
110 Wilder Tower<br>
Memphis, TN 38152-3520<br>
Voice 678-2880 - fax 678-3070</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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12.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
7.5pt'>“Right is still right even if nobody’s doing it.<br>
And wrong is still wrong even if everybody’s doing it.”<br>
Texas Ranger Credo</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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