How to Control Your Computer with Your Voice April 2015

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How to Control Your Computer

With Your Voice

AbilityNet Webinar

14 April 2015


Control Your Computer With Your Voice

What are the options?

Who can it help?

What are the costs?

Your questions

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Welcome

Joanne Beacham

AbilityNet

Mark Walker

AbilityNet

Robin Christopherson

AbilityNet

Neil Judd

Hands Free Computing


Helping disabled people

• At Home

• At Work

• In Education

• On the Web

My Computer My Way

Tech4Good Awards

AbilityNet

Adapting Technology. Changing Lives.


Talking to your computer


People with Impairments

• Cognitive

• Motor

• Vision

• Or any combination

Productivity gains

Convenience

Preventing problems eg RSI

A practical workplace solution

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Making Reasonable Adjustments

Not just an IT issue – technology is not the solution

Employers have a responsibility

Legal risks if they are not pro-active

• Duty of care

• Not specifically about disabled people

• Could be linked to Equalities Act

Reasonable Adjustments


Who could it help?

Dyslexia

RSI

Multiple Sclerosis

MND

Parkinson’s

Spinal Injury

Arthritis

Other Hand/Arm Issues

Dysgraphia

Visual Impairment

… and many many more…

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Or perhaps…

Role

• Doctor’s using voice recorders

Environment

• Built into your car

Preference

• When you’re on the move

Authors

• Faster, more accurate

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Common tasks

• Browsing the web

• Producing a letter or report

• Sending messages

• Making a call

• Working on a spreadsheet

• Data entry

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What are the options?

Voice to Text

• Dictation

• Command and

Control

Text to Voice

• Reading from the

screen

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Who it can help

Dave

• In his 40s

• Senior exec in a corporate

environment

• Deteriorating MS

• Lots of reports and email

• Multiple locations

• Fatigue

AbilityNet recommended

• Dragon Naturally Speaking

and training

• Ergonomic Keyboard/Mouse

and Chair

• Arm Support

• Travel/Taxis – Access To

Work

• Mobile Office Working Setup


Who it can help

Helen

• Administrator, office worker

• Spinal problems

• Limited sitting time

• Limited standing still

• Needs to keep moving


• Windows Speech

Recognition

• Training and tutorial

• Chair, footrest

• DSE workstation breaks

• Setup and maintenance of

workstation


Who it can help

Meera

• Manager of sales team

• Dyslexia

• On the move

• Reports and internal comms

• Report-writing



and training

• TextHelp Read/Write Gold

and Global AutoCorrect

software + training

• Coloured overlays and

reading rulers

• Workplace coping strategy

coaching


Options include…

Built in options

• Windows and Mac

Speech Recognition – desktop

• All mobile platforms have voice

commands and dictation in

various forms

Software + Apps


• Vokul, Dragon Dictate, Evi, plus

many you can talk to…

Virtual Assistants

• Siri, Cortana, Google Now

Pros and Cons

• Training time needed

• Accuracy

• Ability to control computer

• Scripting eg “Good morning

Dragon” opens multiple

applications


Training

• Learn new tools

• Hardware and software

• Train the software

• Adapt your workflow

• Adapt your workplace


Ongoing Issues With Voice Recognition

• Nurture

• Accuracy

• Memory

• Everyday Tasks

• (NAME)


www.mycomputermyway.com


Questions?

Next AbilityNet webinars

How computers can help reduce stress at work, 1pm, Tues 12th May

Dealing with visual impairment in the workplace, 1pm, Tues 9th June

Dealing with hearing impairment in the workplace, 1pm, Tues 7th July

www.abilitynet.org.uk/webinars


Contact Us

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+44 (0)1926 465 247

@abilitynet

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