The 2015 State of the Speech Technology Industry: Assistive Technology
From: Speech Technology - 02/10/2015
By: Michele Masterson

One of the big speech technology stories this year was in the often forgotten
assistive market. Suddenly, we saw a plethora of products designed to help
the disabled, including the hearing impaired, blind, and those with other
physical limitations, such as cerebral palsy and aphasia.

Companies mentioned:

	Nuance Communications
	http://www.nuance.com/index.htm

	MotionSavvy
	http://www.motionsavvy.com/

	Transcense
	http://www.transcense.com/

	RogerVoice
	http://hello.rogervoice.com/

	CereProc
	https://www.cereproc.com/

At Intel Labs, renowned physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking relies on a
software system that was recently upgraded by the company's scientists. While
the resulting improvement in his communication system primarily involved
updating his computer interface, Hawking still uses a voice synthesizer from
Speech Plus, a company that is no longer in business. Even so, Hawking and
Intel reiterated the message that newer technology is greatly helping to
close the gap between physically challenged people and the able-bodied.

Read the entire article at:
http://www.speechtechmag.com/Articles/Editorial/Cover-Story/The-2015-State-of-the-Speech-Technology-Industry-Assistive-Technology-101924.aspx

Link:
App turns a smartphone into a speech translator for the deaf
http://www.engadget.com/2014/10/15/transcense-app-speech-deaf/