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

[Hannah Furney]

Does he know tactile ASL?  I’m learning it right now because I’m deafblind, It will be a much easier way for me to communicate rather than using my hearing aids and FM system.  

Hannah 

> On Apr 19, 2018, at 3:35 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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