Author: Brett McCardel, MS, CCC-SLP
What kinds of technology supports are available to people with agraphia? โ๐ผ ๐ป โฃ
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๐ ๐๐ผ๐ณ๐๐๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ allows spoken material captured by a microphone/headset to be transcribed into text for computer programs. ๐ โฃ
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Though many softwares exist, here are some popular options that you may consider looking into for your clients:โฃ
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ด๐ผ๐ป ๐ก๐ฎ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: @dragonnaturallyspeaking is renowned for its ๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐ฏ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ program that adapts to your unique speech and voice qualities so that it can better transcribe what you say. It also features voice commands that allow you to control your computerโs actions such as opening programs or clicking on certain areas.โฃ
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๐๐ผ๐ผ๐ด๐น๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฐ๐ ๐ฉ๐ผ๐ถ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ง๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ป๐ด: Speech-to-Text can be turned on in Google Docs by going to ๐๐ฐ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ดโ>๐๐ฐ๐ช๐ค๐ฆ ๐๐บ๐ฑ๐ช๐ฏ๐จโ>๐๐ญ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐๐ค๐ค๐ฆ๐ด๐ด ๐ต๐ฐ ๐๐ช๐ค๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐ฆ. Additionally, you can use over 100 voice commands to utilize all that Google Docs offers, such as making bullet points and bolding/italicizing words.โฃ
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๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ ๐ฃ๐ฟ๐ผ: Offers Speech-to-Text services as well as help with establishing compensatory strategies such as setting alarms/reminders, searching files on your computer, and keeping any notes/audio recordings that you take.โฃ
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Using Speech-to-Text software, our clients can more fully engage in all the programs that computers can offer (whether that be sending emails or writing that long awaited novel ๐ง ๐ )โฃ
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What other Speech-to-Text software do you like to use with your clients? ๐ฃ ๐ปโฃ
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