**Speech Program Technology Out there?**

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Im not sure if this is already posted. If so, I couldn't find it.

Is there a program or technology that deafies can practice pronoun words into a microphone or something and a computer would graph how closely they came to how the words were "supposed" to sound so they could compare and make different sounds to get it closer and closer to normal or the proper word?

Let me know if you know any programs out there.

Thanks!
xkardonx
 
No programs, to my knowledge. That kind of technology requires an educated and trained speech pathologist who can properly diagnose the reason why someone speaks the way they do and prescribe therapy or corrections and training. There are no programs, free or not, that'll do the diagnosis that takes someone 6+ years of college to dispense.
 
I dunno, I guess you have to do your research to find a program in your hometown, My dad enrolled me in speech therapy while growing up, that was back in the old days, They also had that program at school too. I was involved in both. I know the school provides it for free, but I don't think a program elsewhere provides it for free.
 
Dennis said:
No programs, to my knowledge. That kind of technology requires an educated and trained speech pathologist who can properly diagnose the reason why someone speaks the way they do and prescribe therapy or corrections and training. There are no programs, free or not, that'll do the diagnosis that takes someone 6+ years of college to dispense.
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Well, what I saw was just a computer program that graphed voices, not a "complete program" with a speech therapist that can, like, show someone how to make the sounds properly or what not.

I'm sure the computer program is part of a broader program that a therapist would work with someone on, but the computer program is real. I saw it. It was a while ago, too, so I'm sure someone have heard it.

xkardonx
 
Also Im not looking for a free program to use, Im looking for a program to buy it at any cost.

xkardonx
 
From the article above...
The computer software that the school uses is produced by Digidesign, a company in Palo Alto, Calif. A spokesman for the company said the firm never envisioned that the program would be use to teach the deaf.

''We're delighted, of course,'' said Rob Manning, a product specialist at Digidesign. ''But we're really a music software company, so this is something of a surprise.''
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Maybe if you contact Digdesign, they will be able to help you?
 
Let me get this straight. The article linked appears to have been PRINTED IN 1987. That's 20 years ago. Um, why have we NOT heard of this technology continuing to be used?

I'm suspicious as I have a hard time believing that the NY Times has published articles online back to 1987, but anything's possible. I think the date's wrong.
 
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