A use Dragon NaturallySpeaking premium edition, version 11.5. Windows 7 speech recognition in my opinion is horrible. Also remember you need to have a good quality microphone, I use Plantronics microphones that all have noise canceling.
I mostly use Dragon for dictating and not really to use the computer, to use my computer I use a joystick to control with my mouth called a Quadjoy that you can buy online at http://www.quadjoy.com and as a backup for typing I just used the default Windows 7 on-screen keyboard. The quad joy you will need to buy sticks and filters from time to time before I knew better I was paying $12 a stick from a local disabled equipment store and found them on their website for five dollars. By the way version 11.5 is just version 11 service pack one something you can download for free. From: Jim Lubin [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jim Lubin Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2012 9:27 PM To: Richard Kratt; 'Dave Krehbiel' Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Computer Access I got the original Natural Point when it came out. I did not have enough head movement to control it. I could move it left but couldn't turn back to the right. Which version of Dragon NaturallySpeaking do quads use? Premium edition ($199) or Professional edition ($599)? How does Windows 7 speech recognition compare to Dragon NaturallySpeaking? At 10:38 AM 2/16/2012, Richard Kratt wrote: I have all of that plus the addition of Natural Point. This eliminates voice control of the mouse and with an onscreen keyboard for short notes, I can write while listening to music, etc. Look into it. I am a great believer! Richard 'In God We Trust' Will be on every e-mail I send out from now on, Because I don't want to lose our right to say it! From: Dave Krehbiel [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2012 5:27 AM To: 'Jim Lubin' Cc: [email protected] Subject: RE: [QUAD-L] Computer Access Sorry to be late in responding. I use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to compose e-mails and to control the computer. I also use Dragon NaturallySpeaking control the mouse. It is tedious, but it works. At first I used a headset. This was difficult because it would be uncomfortable if I was turned in bed. But the worst problem was: the headset kept me tethered to my computer. If I was in my room, sitting in my wheelchair, and our family had company, I was stuck where I was. About six months ago I got a "shotgun" microphone. This is a directional microphone and it allows me to pull up to my computer and operate it, without wearing a headset which is cabled to it. This works pretty well. If I were to buy it again, I would buy a gooseneck stand for the microphone so that I could position my mouth as close to the microphone as possible. My main problem relates to audio from the computer. For example, if I get to a YouTube site, the audio from the computer is picked up by the microphone and interferes with my control of the computer. Some websites start talking to you... and this creates problems as well. If I am planning on starting to any unknown sites, I try to remember to mute the microphone (using control panel). If you want any more information, let me know. Take care, Dave Krehbiel C5/C6 4 yrs post From: Jim Lubin [ mailto:[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> ] On Behalf Of Jim Lubin Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2012 9:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [QUAD-L] Computer Access I am a C2 vent dependent quad. No arm movement and barely any head movement. I have been using my current adaptive keyboard/mouse interface since 1994 and it works great for me, sip and puff morse code. I'm looking for an alternative as a backup to use for mouse input and keyboard input. I tried Jouse2 and a headmouse and neither worked for me. What does everyone else use? ---- Jim Lubin http://makoa.org/jim disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org <http://www.makoa.org/> ---- Jim Lubin http://makoa.org/jim disAbility Resources: http://www.makoa.org <http://www.makoa.org/>
