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Peer reviewedWillis, Lori H.; Koul, Rajinder K.; Paschall, D. Dwayne – Education and Training in Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities, 2000
A study evaluated the performance of 12 individuals with mental retardation on a post-perceptual discourse comprehension task. Three text-to-speech systems (DECTalk, MacinTalk, and Real Voice) were used to present stimulus passages. The DECTalk synthetic voice showed a non-significant trend toward superior accuracy scores on the comprehension…
Descriptors: Adults, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Listening Comprehension
