New Trends in Speech Technology: A Report from the Cutting Edge
05 Aug 2024
Here's the research on which dramatic new capabilities are based.
Medical Diagnosis Applications Are the Frontier of Speech Tech
09 Jul 2024
AI-based voice apps can help in the early diagnosis of disorders such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's.
Augmented Reality Is a Therapeutic Game Changer
26 Apr 2024
Users can interact with objects in a safe environment.
Audiovisual Speech Recognition Takes ASR to the Next Level
13 Mar 2024
Humans rely on audio and visual cues to comprehend speech, and ASR should do the same.
Speech System Designers Need to Hold Procedural Memory in Mind
06 Nov 2023
Don't assume all users will be able to follow design updates.
With Conversational AI, the Standards Work Heats Up
21 Jul 2023
The W3C has published recent standards that will impact AI-powered speech applications.
The Speech Accessibility Project Could Open Doors, Literally
25 Jul 2023
Dysarthric speech is getting more equal representation in voice algorithms.
COVID Increased Disability, but It Also Showed How to Make Society More Accessible
06 Apr 2023
The number of people with disabilities has grown, and so will the need for accommodations.
The Accessibility Lessons Learned (And Not Learned) from COVID
18 Jan 2023
Did educational institutions become more inclusive post-pandemic?
The Brain-Computer Interface: The Frontier of Speech Tech
11 Oct 2022
BCI offers hope for assistive technologies that help people who can no longer articulate speech.
The Rise (and Risks) of Speech Synthesis Applications
04 Aug 2022
The use cases for synthetic voice abound, but companies will need to guard against malicious actors.
People with Disabilities Helped Launch Speech Tech. Don’t Leave Them Behind
26 Apr 2022
Design solutions that eliminate difficulties.
Speech Technology's Invaluable Assist
02 Sep 2021
Our extraordinary assistive speech technologies were years in the making.
Laws Protecting People with Disabilities Won't Work if They're Not Applied
17 Jun 2021
Speech Is Headed in New Directions
30 Jul 2021
Though still in its very earliest stages, edge computing is being recognized for the transformative role it could play in voice interfaces.
When IVRs Discriminate: A Case Study
23 Nov 2020
What happened when a plaintiff took on a big telecom. The first in a two-part series.
How Can Speech Technology Help?
01 Aug 2020
Looking at all the ways speech recognition can step up amid the pandemic
Amid the Pandemic, Speech Technologies Expand the Telehealth Options
01 Aug 2020
The telehealth approach is now providing treatments across the healthcare spectrum
Pandemic Gives a Glimpse of Life with a Disability
01 May 2020
The day-to-day just got more complicated for us all
Assistive Devices Help Millions—but They Can (and Will) Go Further
29 Jan 2020
Assistive speech technology needs to be both more available and more usable