Difficulties in automatic speech recognition of dysarthric speakers and implications for speech-based applications used by the elderly: A literature review

V Young, A Mihailidis - Assistive Technology, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
Despite their growing presence in home computer applications and various telephony
services, commercial automatic speech recognition technologies are still not easily …

Interventions using high-technology communication devices: a state of the art review

S Baxter, P Enderby, P Evans, S Judge - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2012 - karger.com
Abstract Background/Aims: In the last 20 years the range of high-technology augmentative
and alternative communication (AAC) aids has rapidly expanded. This review aimed to …

Machine learning assistive application for users with speech disorders

D Mulfari, G Meoni, M Marini, L Fanucci - Applied Soft Computing, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper investigates machine learning approaches toward the development of a speaker
dependent keywords spotting system intended for users with speech disorders, in particular …

Acoustic modelling from raw source and filter components for dysarthric speech recognition

Z Yue, E Loweimi, H Christensen… - … on Audio, Speech …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Acoustic modelling for automatic dysarthric speech recognition (ADSR) is a challenging
task. Data deficiency is a major problem and substantial differences between typical and …

Characterization of atypical vocal source excitation, temporal dynamics and prosody for objective measurement of dysarthric word intelligibility

TH Falk, WY Chan, F Shein - Speech Communication, 2012 - Elsevier
Objective measurement of dysarthric speech intelligibility can assist clinicians in the
diagnosis of speech disorder severity as well as in the evaluation of dysarthria treatments. In …

Evaluation of an automatic speech recognition platform for dysarthric speech

I Calvo, P Tropea, M Viganò, M Scialla… - Folia Phoniatrica et …, 2021 - karger.com
Introduction: The use of commercially available automatic speech recognition (ASR)
software is challenged when dysarthria accompanies a physical disability. To overcome this …

Artificial neural networks as speech recognisers for dysarthric speech: Identifying the best-performing set of MFCC parameters and studying a speaker-independent …

SR Shahamiri, SSB Salim - Advanced Engineering Informatics, 2014 - Elsevier
Dysarthria is a neurological impairment of controlling the motor speech articulators that
compromises the speech signal. Automatic Speech Recognition (ASR) can be very helpful …

Articulatory knowledge in the recognition of dysarthric speech

F Rudzicz - IEEE Transactions on Audio, Speech, and …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Disabled speech is not compatible with modern generative and acoustic-only models of
speech recognition (ASR). This work considers the use of theoretical and empirical …

Adapting acoustic and lexical models to dysarthric speech

KT Mengistu, F Rudzicz - 2011 IEEE International Conference …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Dysarthria is a motor speech disorder resulting from neurological damage to the part of the
brain that controls the physical production of speech. It is, in part, characterized by …

Access interface strategies

S Fager, DR Beukelman, M Fried-Oken… - Assistive …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Individuals who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices to
support their communication often have physical movement challenges that require …