Ergonomics and automatic speech recognition applications for deaf and hard-of-hearing users

Technology and Disability

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 147-164

  Woodcock, Kathryn ^a  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automatic speech recognition; Communication; Deaf; Ergonomics; Hard of hearing

Indexed keywords

COST; ERGONOMICS; HEARING AID; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; REVIEW; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 0031455285     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-1997-7304     Document Type: Review

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