Text comprehension by blind people using speech synthesis systems

Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)

Volumn 3118, Issue , 2004, Pages 538-544

  García, Luis González ^a  

^a Department of Social Services   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

BLIND PEOPLE; READING COMPREHENSION; READING SPEED; SPEECH SYNTHESIS SYSTEM; TEXT COMPREHENSIONS;

SPEECH SYNTHESIS;

EID: 35048901024     PISSN: 03029743     EISSN: 16113349     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-540-27817-7_78     Document Type: Article

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