Speech-driven environmental control systems a qualitative analysis of users' perceptions

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 151-157

  Judge, Simon ^a   Robertson, Zoë ^a   Hawley, Mark ^a,b   Enderby, Pam ^b  

^a BARNSLEY DISTRICT GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electronic assistive technology; Environmental control; Speech; Voice recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DISABLED PERSON; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MICROCLIMATE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF HELP; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT, CONTROLLED; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF-HELP DEVICES; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 67650240126     PISSN: 17483107     EISSN: 17483115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17483100802715100     Document Type: Article

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