Improving automatic speech recognition of aphasic speech through the use of a processing prosthesis

Technology and Disability

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 283-294

  Dahl, Deborah A ^a   Linebarger, Marcia C ^b   Berndt, Rita S ^c  

^a Conversational Technologies ^*  (United States)

^b Psycholinguistic Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AAC; Aphasia; Assistive technology; Speech recognition

Indexed keywords

EID: 61449150614     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2008-20403     Document Type: Article

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