Editing Speech recognition (section)

=== People with disabilities ===
People with disabilities can benefit from speech recognition programs. For individuals that are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, speech recognition software is used to automatically generate a closed-captioning of conversations such as discussions in conference rooms, classroom lectures, and/or religious services.<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 March 2010 |title=Overcoming Communication Barriers in the Classroom |url=http://www.massmatch.org/aboutus/listserv/2010/2010-03-31.html |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130725024622/http://www.massmatch.org/aboutus/listserv/2010/2010-03-31.html |archive-date=25 July 2013 |access-date=15 June 2013 |publisher=MassMATCH |df=dmy-all}}</ref>

Students who are blind (see [[Blindness and education]]) or have very low vision can benefit from using the technology to convey words and then hear the computer recite them, as well as use a computer by commanding with their voice, instead of having to look at the screen and keyboard.<ref name="brainline">{{Cite web |year=2010 |title=Speech Recognition for Learning |url=http://www.brainline.org/content/2010/12/speech-recognition-for-learning_pageall.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140413100513/http://www.brainline.org/content/2010/12/speech-recognition-for-learning_pageall.html |archive-date=13 April 2014 |access-date=26 March 2014 |publisher=National Center for Technology Innovation |df=dmy-all}}</ref><!--second host of same journal, if this becomes deadlink: http://www.ldonline.org/article/38655/ -->

Students who are physically disabled have a [[Repetitive strain injury]]/other injuries to the upper extremities can be relieved from having to worry about handwriting, typing, or working with scribe on school assignments by using speech-to-text programs. They can also utilize speech recognition technology to enjoy searching the Internet or using a computer at home without having to physically operate a mouse and keyboard.<ref name="brainline" />

Speech recognition can allow students with learning disabilities to become better writers. By saying the words aloud, they can increase the fluidity of their writing, and be alleviated of concerns regarding spelling, punctuation, and other mechanics of writing.<ref>{{Cite web |last1=Follensbee |first1=Bob |last2=McCloskey-Dale |first2=Susan |year=2000 |title=Speech recognition in schools: An update from the field |url=http://www.csun.edu/~hfdss006/conf/2000/proceedings/0219Follansbee.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060821213145/http://www.csun.edu/~hfdss006/conf/2000/proceedings/0219Follansbee.htm |archive-date=21 August 2006 |access-date=26 March 2014 |website=Technology And Persons With Disabilities Conference 2000 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> Also, see [[Learning disability]].

The use of voice recognition software, in conjunction with a digital audio recorder and a personal computer running word-processing software has proven to be positive for restoring damaged short-term memory capacity, in stroke and craniotomy individuals.

Speech recognition is also very useful for people who have difficulty using their hands, ranging from mild repetitive stress injuries to involve disabilities that preclude using conventional computer input devices. In fact, people who used the keyboard a lot and developed [[Repetitive Strain Injury|RSI]] became an urgent early market for speech recognition.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Speech recognition for disabled people |url=http://www.businessweek.com/1998/08/b3566022.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080404013302/http://www.businessweek.com/1998/08/b3566022.htm |archive-date=4 April 2008 |df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>[[Friends International Support Group]]</ref> Speech recognition is used in [[deaf]] [[telephony]], such as voicemail to text, [[relay services]], and [[Telecommunications Relay Service#Captioned telephone|captioned telephone]]. Individuals with learning disabilities who have problems with thought-to-paper communication (essentially they think of an idea but it is processed incorrectly causing it to end up differently on paper) can possibly benefit from the software but the technology is not bug proof.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Garrett |first=Jennifer Tumlin |display-authors=etal |year=2011 |title=Using Speech Recognition Software to Increase Writing Fluency for Individuals with Physical Disabilities |url=https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/epse_diss/46 |journal=Journal of Special Education Technology |volume=26 |issue=1 |pages=25–41 |doi=10.1177/016264341102600104 |s2cid=142730664 |access-date=9 September 2024 |archive-date=9 September 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909053848/https://scholarworks.gsu.edu/epse_diss/46/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Also the whole idea of speak to text can be hard for intellectually disabled person's due to the fact that it is rare that anyone tries to learn the technology to teach the person with the disability.<ref>Forgrave, Karen E. "Assistive Technology: Empowering Students with Disabilities." Clearing House 75.3 (2002): 122–6. Web.</ref>

This type of technology can help those with dyslexia but other disabilities are still in question. The effectiveness of the product is the problem that is hindering it from being effective. Although a kid may be able to say a word depending on how clear they say it the technology may think they are saying another word and input the wrong one. Giving them more work to fix, causing them to have to take more time with fixing the wrong word.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Tang |first1=K. W. |last2=Kamoua |first2=Ridha |last3=Sutan |first3=Victor |year=2004 |title=Speech Recognition Technology for Disabilities Education |journal=Journal of Educational Technology Systems |volume=33 |issue=2 |pages=173–84 |citeseerx=10.1.1.631.3736 |doi=10.2190/K6K8-78K2-59Y7-R9R2 |s2cid=143159997}}</ref>