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Hello Barbara, I am a veteran of voice recognition software as my company purchased for me the Kurzweil Engine and Office Talk in 1996. It was a far different animal back then. You had to pause in between words, however, it was one of the reasons I was able to continue at work up until I had Pallidotomy. I am going to take another look at some point as the price has come way down and the software is much more user friendly. There are reviews on what is available on Zednet. If it is anything like office talk there are many more voice commands than either keystroke or menu commands. For example some of the commands were: minimize application, intitial cap that, all caps, bold that, italicize that. To open an application you would simply say Open wordperfect. You get the idea. I hope it works well for you. Please post your experiences to the list. Thanks, Greg Leeman 37/7 From: Barbara Patterson <[log in to unmask]> To: Multiple recipients of list PARKINSN <[log in to unmask]> Date: Wednesday, March 18, 1998 7:29 AM Subject: Re: Speech Recognition >Say it isn't so, Joe! I am awaiting delivery and installation of >DragonDictate's NaturallySpeaking at work after months of trying to get >it. It should arrive and be installed this week. I thought that my >biggest problems with the program (other than learning a whole new way to >work on a word processing package) would be my soft voice and the fact >that the faculty members I work for have research interests varying from >bereavement support to pain management to schizophrenia to problem-based >learning and parish nursing. I have had episodes of pain in my right hand >(non-pd hand) and have had physio on it and have a brace to wear to help >support it. When typing a lot, especially under pressure of deadlines, >my left hand (pd hand) will occasionally neglect to do its part in >finishing a word...eg, "student" becomes "stun". I hope this doesn't >happen with the spoken words now! Barb > > "J. R. Bruman" wrote: >"Speech Recognition is the technical name for software such as Dragon >Dictate, which lets the user dictate text instead of typing it on a >keyboard. It's been mentioned here as a godsend for PWP who have a >lot of trouble using their hands, as well as those who from keyboard >use have developed strain symptoms such as carpal tunnel syndrome. >The larynx and vocal cords, just like any other part of the body, >can be damaged by unaccustomed or excessive use." > > > > >=========================================================================== = >Barbara Patterson [log in to unmask] >HSC 2J22 905-525-9140, ext. 22403 > School of Nursing >=========================================================================== = >