Purpose: In current clinical practice, intelligibility of dysarthric speech is commonly assessed
by speech-language therapists (SLTs), in most cases by the therapist caring for the patient …

Purpose: This study investigated perceived speech naturalness estimated by adult listeners
in typically developing children and children with dysarthria. We aimed to identify predictors …

Purpose: Despite extensive research into communication-related parameters in dysarthria,
such as intelligibility, naturalness, and perceived listener effort, the existing evidence has not …

Nonspeech (or paraspeech) parameters are widely used in clinical assessment of speech
impairment in persons with dysarthria (PWD). Virtually every standard clinical instrument …

Assessing the impact of dysarthria on a patient's ability to communicate should be an
integral part of patient management. However, due to the high demands on reliable …

This article describes the design of KommPaS, a web-based tool for the clinical assessment
of communication impairment in persons with dysarthria. KommPaS (the German acronym …

Research into voice perception benefits from manipulation software to gain experimental
control over acoustic expression of social signals such as vocal emotions. Today, parameter …

Purpose: This study investigated the effects of the SPEAK OUT! & LOUD Crowd therapy
program on speaking rate, percent pause time, intelligibility, naturalness, and …

Up to half of all people with multiple sclerosis experience communication difficulties due to
dysarthria, a disorder that impacts the motor aspects of speech production. Dysarthria in …

Purpose We examined perceptual changes in the domains of ease of understanding,
naturalness, and speech severity, as well as changes in self-perceptions of voice disability …