BLISSVOX — Voice output communication system for teaching, rehabilitation, and communication：（BLISSVOXu2014u2014声音输出通信系统教学、康复,和沟通）.pdfVIP

BLISSVOX - Voice Output Communication System for Teaching, Rehabilitation, and Communication G. Olaszy 1, S.L. Kfilmfin2, P. Olaszi3 1phoneticsLaboratory of the Linguistics Institute, 1250BudapestPf. 19., Hungary 2Helping Communication Methodological Centre, 1071 Budapest, Damjanich u. 28/b, fszt. 7/a, Hungary 3Technical University of Budapest, Dept. of Telecommunications and Telematics, 1111 Budapest Sztoczeku. 2., Hungary Abstract Combining the text-to-speech system MULTIVOX and Blissymbolics and adapting them to the special needs of disabled children, outlined by the Hungarian Bliss Foundation, a speaking communication program using Bliss symbols has been developed for DOS environment. The special characteristics of this program and the preliminary results of its use will be described. Introduction It is well documented in the literature (see references) that, because of the type of the damage in the central nervous system, certain members of the severely speech impaired population are not able to ac,xluire sufficient literacy skills. It is also proven that despite of this handicap, they can b~ecomei~..f~+Cti~cgmmunicators by use of other means, like different graphic or symbol systems (e.g. Picture Communication Symbols/PCS/, Oakland Schools Picture Dictionary, PICSYMS - Pictures Symbols, Pictogram Ideogram Communication /PIC/, Makaton Dictionary, etc.). One of these non-verbal, graphic systems is Blissymbolics, originally developed by Charles K. Bliss in 1949, and further developed to become an international communication system for the multiply handicapped non-verbal population by Blissymbolics Communication International (BCI) Toronto fr