[NFB-DB] Real-Time Speech to Text Translation

[Marsha Drenth]

Hi Eric,
I don’t have any experience with Real time speech to text. But as a student in a university at one time I used CART. Communication accessin real time. This means that a professional stenographer would type using there machine, which then went into a file, like a text file, then would be imported out to my braille display. So the stenographer would have the translation software on their computer including JAWS or NVDA. That then did the braille translation. If a good braille reader this can supplement his hearing. The company that I used when in a university class was “Karash” here in the Philadelphia Pa area. Yes, this requires someone who can do the typing, but this also provides for a transcripte of the class. 

Hope this is helpful! 


Marsha drenth  
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> On Apr 19, 2018, at 4:35 PM, Eric V via NFB-DB <nfb-db at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> With hearing aids & the FM system, our high schooler son still hears, but its become increasingly challenging.
> Do any of you have experience, insights, or advice on the use in the classroom of real-time speech to text translation programs; how good they are, quirks, logistics, etc, for a blind student who is a fluent/fast braille reader & braille typist?
> Our district’s VI & DHH team is exploring: VZP Digital (www.vzpdigital.com/reach-higher/) & C-Print: (www.rit.edu/ntid/cprint/)
> I imagine that the real time speech converted into text output would be via his electronic braillenote device, such as a Polaris & that to efficiently take notes, he could use his Vario & iPhone.
> Our team VI & DHH team brought this up & are interested in & willing to explore this, so presumably the district would support too if it made sense.
> I doubt he would need it for all classes, but it could conceivable be helpful for some.
> I’m wondering if anyone has real-life experience with this. If so, I would love your thoughts.
> Sincerely,
> Eric
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