http://www.granma.cu/ingles/cuba-i/17feb-MAGISTER-VOX.html
Havana. February 17 , 2011
MAGISTER VOX
Cuban computer system for
language disorders
Lilliam Riera
. CUBAN specialists have developed a computer program to assist the
rehabilitation efforts of speech therapists working with children with speech
disorders and to facilitate learning for the deaf and hearing impaired.
Arnaldo Díaz, a member of the
team which developed the
system, explains to the public
at the Fair how Magíster Vox
works. Right, team director
Raúl Sabadí.
(Photo: Alberto Borrego)
The Magíster Vox Speech Therapy Treatment System was one of the exhibits in the
Cuba stand at the Havana's 14th International Informatics Convention 2011.
These projects show how the country is advancing in search of its own solutions
in diverse sectors through the application of Information and Communications
Technologies (TIC).
Magíster Vox (the first version was called Visual Vox) was developed by
information and electronics specialists from the Cuban Sugar Cane Derivatives
Research Institute (ICIDCA) in conjunction with a team of speech therapists and
educators from the Ministry of Education (MINED).
According to the presentation, it basically comprises three operating consoles
(one for the speech therapist and the other two for two students) and an
interface card for audio signals connected via a USB port to a personal
computer which has software compatible with new versions of Windows.
It offers different alternatives such as the visual representation of the voice
through waves on the screen (patterns), video games controlled by a child's
voice, narration and printed children's stories, data entry for follow up, and
a bilingual sign language dictionary.
Speaking to Granma, Raúl Sabadí Díaz, director of the Magíster Vox project,
said that the René Vilches Rojas Special School for Deaf and Hearing Impaired
Children in Havana's Cerro municipality in Havana, has been using this system
for three years.
However, he explained that the trials date back to 2002 when, in coordination
with MINED, the first version of the system began to be used in different
special schools with results which demonstrated its effectiveness in motivating
students and thus accelerating their learning.
Currently work is underway to introduce Magíster Vox throughout the Cuban
special education system, said Sabadí, who emphasized the importance of giving
attention to speech disorders from early childhood, which has a significant
effect on communication and learning.
Magíster Vox holds the 2010 Innovation Prize conferred by the Havana provincial
delegation of the Ministry of Science, Technology and the Environment (CITMA).
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