Sick Friend, Need Ideas... - Page 2

Ghoulish Delight · 06-13-2006, 08:38 AM

I know you're all hoping her vision will return...but should it not, or not fully, and she's someone who used a computer regularly, a voice recognition program could really help her independence. My dad was planning on retiring this summer, and part of his retirement plan was to continue to write and edit text-books. But his stroke combined with diabetes-related retinal damage looks like it's going to leave him with difficulties reading and typing, so we're setting him up with Dragon Naturally Speaking, which is supposed to be an excellent voice recognition tool.

06-13-2006, 08:38 AM	#11
Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I know you're all hoping her vision will return...but should it not, or not fully, and she's someone who used a computer regularly, a voice recognition program could really help her independence. My dad was planning on retiring this summer, and part of his retirement plan was to continue to write and edit text-books. But his stroke combined with diabetes-related retinal damage looks like it's going to leave him with difficulties reading and typing, so we're setting him up with Dragon Naturally Speaking, which is supposed to be an excellent voice recognition tool. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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