Re: Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Hugh Sasse
On Sat, 30 Jul 2011, Hugh Sasse wrote: > > In the book "Beautiful Code" [Andy Oram, Greg Wison, O'Reilly, 2007, s/Wison/Wilson/ > ISBN:9780596510046] Chapter 30 "When a button is all that connects Hugh -- Ubuntu-accessibility mailing list Ubuntu-accessibility@lists.ubuntu.com https

Re: Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Hugh Sasse
On Sat, 30 Jul 2011, Frederik Elwert wrote: > there are only few speech generating devices (SGDs) available on the > market, and those are as limited as they are expensive, I plan to build > a custom SGD using a tablet computer as a basis and applying available I don't know about the hardware.

Re: Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Alan Bell
On 30/07/11 15:39, Frederik Elwert wrote: I also just found a blog article that describes how to set up OpenMary as a speechdispatcher module.[2] That would probably allow to integrate dasher with OpenMary easily. I wrote that article, give me a shout or find me in #ubuntu-accessibility on freen

Re: Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Frederik Elwert
Hi Justin, (I’m cc’ing the lists, as this might be valuable information for others. Hope that’s okay.) Am Samstag, den 30.07.2011, 09:50 -0400 schrieb Justin Duperre: > Hi Frederik - I briefly worked on GNOME Caribou for a senior project > in college. I am not sure of the state of presage integra

Re: Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Frederik Elwert
Dear Patrick, Am Samstag, den 30.07.2011, 14:59 +0100 schrieb Patrick Welche: > On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 02:22:59PM +0200, Frederik Elwert wrote: > > * Dasher, as a complete different approach. I might be a good > > replacement for a regular virtual keyboard once mobility > >

Build a speech generating device

2011-07-30 Thread Frederik Elwert
Hello, a close relative of mine suffers from ALS, a motor neuron disease which leads to the inability to speak as well as general immobility. Since there are only few speech generating devices (SGDs) available on the market, and those are as limited as they are expensive, I plan to build a custom