The Vocal Joystick: Evaluation of voice-based cursor control techniques for assistive technology

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 3, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 22-34

  Harada, Susumu ^a   Landay, James A ^a   Malkin, Jonathan ^b   Li, Xiao ^b   Bilmes, Jeff A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b University of Washington   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER TERMINAL; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; SELF HELP; STATISTICAL MODEL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER TERMINALS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; SELF-HELP DEVICES; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 44449114307     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100701352963     Document Type: Article

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