Articles by Robin Springer
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Speech in a Virtual World II Tagging items makes them easier for speech technologies to read. October 2009 |
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Speech in a Virtual World I Disabled users gain control of their in-world life. July/August 2009 |
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Speech in an Emergency The proper devices can help people communicate in times of need. May 2009 |
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Countdown to DTV Deadline II Is your call center ready for conversion questions from the disabled? January/February 2009 |
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Making DTV for All with TTS Technology could help the blind get vital information. November/December 2008 |
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Speech in a Digital World The transition to digital television presents new opportunities for TTS. September 2008 |
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Full Access Granted Ignoring people with disabilities could mean bad news for mobile companies. June 2008 |
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Dictation for the Mac User A new option could loosen the Windows stranglehold. April 2008 |
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Speech in Electronic Signatures Voice biometrics can play a role, but we'll still need notaries. January/February 2008 |
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Social Responsibility is More Than a Good Idea Mutual respect should govern all business relationships, even in speech technologies. July/August 2007 |
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Don't Believe Everything You Hear Digital recordings don't show the same signs of tampering. May 2007 |
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A Case in Proof As technologies evolve, proving authenticity of voice recording will become increasingly difficult. March 2007 |
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Bluetooth Dictates to Desktops Using Bluetooth technologies for speech recognition. September/October 2006 |
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The Difference Between Typing and Talking What would it take for you to use desktop dictation? Really use it. Not just here and there, not just for the first three months, not because you might be developing a repetitive stress injury, but really use it. July/August 2006 |
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Credibility - Let the Truth Speak for Itself The real world focus group consistently indicates that desktop dictation works, but it's not the panacea manufacturers would like us to believe. May/June 2006 |
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Speech Recognition: The Right to Conversational Free Speech Remember what it was like before the telephone answering machine? What about the cell phone or the notebook computer? We seemed to get along just fine without these devices, but now that they are so prevalent, life without them seems incomprehensible. March/April 2006 |
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Is the Game Over for Speech Recognition? Speech recognition is finding its way into video games, but not from an accessibility standpoint. Instead, speech is being integrated to enhance the experience for hard-core gamers. January/February 2006 |
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Speech Recognition: Detracting the Distractions In addition to increased revenue for manufacturers, speech recognition in vehicles addresses the issue of driver distraction. November/December 2005 |
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A New World of Accessibility Numbers are staggering, with the disparity being attributed to inadequate training in access technology and lack of awareness that technology exists to accommodate people who are blind. September/October 2005 |
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Slow Moving in a Progressive State California is supposed to be the progressive state. Named after a mythical paradise, we even have a city that legally changed the title 'pet owner' to 'pet guardian.' While our progressive status may apply to our four-legged friends, it may not extend to all Californians. July/August 2005 |
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Speech Technology May Be the Key According to the Centers for Disease Control, more than 2.6 million children ages six to 11 years old in the U.S. had learning disabilities or attention hyperactivity disorders. May/June 2005 |
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Speech Recognition Software Still Needs Refinement Speech recognition software has become as easy to find as candy canes at Christmas. March/April 2005 |
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The Case for Augmented Communication From making airline reservations to confirming postage rates, consumers are increasing their acceptance of applications that utilize synthesized speech. January/February 2005 |
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Designing Biometric Devices Many people think of biometric deployments in the context of a single biometric challenge that is used for identification or verification of an individual's identity, focusing on the product without giving much thought to the user. November/December 2004 |
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Desktop Dictation Desktop dictation has changed in the 10 years I have been in the field. From available features to distribution channels, let's take a look at where we were, where we are, how we got here, and where we might expect to go. September/October 2004 |
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Addressing the Accessibility of TTY with VoIP Results are back from early adopters and, according to Alex Hadden-Boyd, director of marketing for IP communications at Cisco, the ROIs are being measured in months, not years. July/August 2004 |
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It's All About the Caller In this electronic era with wireless PDAs, email and the Internet, where on the urgency scale is your telephone as a must-have? March/April 2004 |
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Wellness Checks 'Are you okay?' 'Have any problems occurred in the last 24 hours that you feel need attention today?' 'Are there any issues around your home that could cause problems for you today?' September/October 2003 |
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XyberKids: Helping Kids Assimilate How does a company that provides wearable computer solutions for the military and corporate heavyweights such as Federal Express, Bell Canada and Lockheed Martin transition into helping kids with disabilities improve their communication and social skills? July/August 2003 |
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Compensating for the Challenge If an American goes to Paris and cannot speak French, is the American disabled? She is challenged at the very least. Put her on a telephone in the foreign country, needing to communicate without the benefit of hand gestures or facial expressions, and her handicap becomes greater. May/June 2002 |
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When Multimodal Isn't Usable In Any Mode As technology progresses, devices become smaller in size. Remember first generation 'mobile' phones? They were mobile all right, but they were practically the size of a small child, weighing a few pounds, and barely meeting the airline's size requirements for carry-on luggage. March/April 2002 |
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Magic Pill Bottles Picture it. You're sick; home with the flu. You drag yourself out of bed and make your way toward the medicine cabinet. Your eyes are burning. Reading through the blur of fever, you hope you choose the right bottle; the one with the stuff that will get you back on your feet. September/October 2001 |
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