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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'>And I always make the distinction between “speech recognition” which is what you encounter on phones…responses to a limited vocabulary; and voice recognition which is the full Dragon Naturally Speaking/dictation software.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'>It is like making the distinction between screen readers and Text-to-Speech tools.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'>Cheers, Karen<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Aptos Serif",serif;color:#1F3864'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> athen-list <athen-list-bounces@mailman12.u.washington.edu> <b>On Behalf Of </b>foreigntype@gmail.com<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 2, 2023 4:20 PM<br><b>To:</b> Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list@u.washington.edu><br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Athen] Speech Recognition or Speech to Text<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>When I do training or presentations on adaptive technology, I refer specifically to Dragon NaturallySpeaking as either dictation software or voice recognition for the same reasons that Dan Comden mentions: I use it to distinguish between a specific type of sophisticated dictation software versus the more common less sophisticated speech to text apps such as Google voice typing for example. I think it's important to be able to make the distinction between common speech to text software available for quick notes in the voice recognition/voice navigation capabilities of the more sophisticated software found in Dragon NaturallySpeaking.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Wink Harner<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>The Foreign Type<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Portland OR<br><a href="mailto:foreigntype@gmail.com" target="_blank">foreigntype@gmail.com</a><br>480-984-0034<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Aug 2, 2023 at 11:16 AM Kevin Price <<a href="mailto:Kevin.Price@ucf.edu">Kevin.Price@ucf.edu</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>ATHENers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>We are having a debate in our office about when we Dragon software or other similar software should we call it “Speech to Text” or “Speech Recognition” technology. Which do you use when describing this technology to people at your university? I have always used Speech recognition but some people thought Speech to Text was more understandable.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'>Kevin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'>Kevin Price, MSW<br></span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:gray'>Assistant Director of Accessible Technology<br>Student Accessibility Services<br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:gray'>Ginsburg Center for Inclusion and Community Engagement</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:gray'><br><br>University of Central Florida<br>4000 Central Florida Blvd Ferrell Commons, Room 155B<br>Orlando, FL 32816-3661</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:15.0pt;line-height:12.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:gray'>Office: 407.823.2371<br><a href="mailto:kevin.price@ucf.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0563C1'>kevin.price@ucf.edu</span></a><br></span><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:black'><a href="http://sas.sdes.ucf.edu" target="_blank">sas.sdes.ucf.edu</a></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:22.5pt;line-height:10.5pt;background:white'><i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:gray'>Please note:</span></i><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica Neue";color:gray'> Florida has a very broad open records law (F.S. 119). Emails may be subject to public disclosure.<br>SAS acknowledges the value of expressing identity-first (disabled person) and person first (person with disability) language in our communication.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'> <o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>athen-list mailing list<br><a href="mailto:athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu" target="_blank">athen-list@mailman12.u.washington.edu</a><br><a href="http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list" target="_blank">http://mailman12.u.washington.edu/mailman/listinfo/athen-list</a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div></div></body></html>