Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies:
Tools for Aiding Impairment
John W. Mullennix and Stern E. Stern, Editors
Published by IGI GLobal Publishing Inc.
(Last updated January 18, 2010)
This is the web page devoted to the book Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies:
Tools for Aiding Impairment edited by Dr. John W. Mullennix and Dr. Steven E. Stern.
Below you will find a few links related to chapters in the book that refer to audio .wav files or other ancillary files
germane to the content of certain chapters. The book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global Publishing Inc. in early 2010.
For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit IGI Global.
Please visit Dr. Mullennix's web page or
Dr. Stern's web page for further information about us.
Description:
While the use of technology to compensate for individual shortcomings is nothing new, there has been
tremendous progress in the application of technology toward assisting individuals with disabilities,
particularly with the use of computer synthesized speech (CSS) to help speech impaired people communicate using voice.
Computer Synthesized Speech Technologies: Tools for Aiding Impairment provides information to current and future
practitioners that will allow them to better assist speech disabled individuals who wish to utilize CSS technology.
Just as important as the practitioner’s knowledge of the latest advances in speech technology, so, too, is the
practitioner’s understanding of how specific client needs affect the use of CSS, how cognitive factors related
to comprehension of CSS affect its use, and how social factors related to perceptions of the CSS user affect
their interaction with others. This cutting edge book addresses those topics pertinent to understanding the
myriad of concerns involved with the implementation of CSS so that CSS technologies may continue to evolve and
improve for speech impaired individuals.
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John W. Mullennix
Department of Psychology
University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown
Johnstown, PA 15904, USA
Phone: (814) 269-7293
FAX: (814) 269-2022
mullenni@pitt.edu