Using a Text-to-Speech device: Solutions and Enhancements for Lightwriter and DynaWrite
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| Problem | Solution | Device/s |
| User is having difficulty seeing the LCD display | 1. Trial using a high contrast screen with large font | Lightwriter/ DynaWrite |
| 2. Trial using a VFD screen. The letters are smaller but the screen is very bright | Lightwriter | |
| User cannot hear spoken language | Trial using a dual screen and/or dual keyboard device. | Lightwriter |
| User finds a computer keyboard confusing | Trial using ABC keyboard | Lightwriter |
| User is constantly hitting unwanted keys by mistake | 1.Trial using a keyguard | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
| 2. Trial with a bigger keyboard | Lightwriter | |
| 3. Trial making the keyboard less responsive | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
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| User is getting repeated letters either because of tremor or because their touch is too prolonged on the key | 1. Use the key hold function to change the length of time the key must be held down before it is selected. | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
| 2. Change the repeat rate so that the computer will not recognise rapidly repeated selections | ||
| The user likes to use the keyboard in the morning but gets tired and needs another access method in the afternoon | Set up the scanning array or module so that it can be used when direct access becomes too tiring. | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
| Scanning is so slow | Utilise all the rate enhancement features on the device including optimised scanning arrays, word prediction, text prompting, abbreviation expansion, morphology and memos | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
| The user does not have good spelling skills | 1. As long as the words are spelled right phonetically the speech will sound OK | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
| 2. Use word prediction and text prompting to help find correct spelling for longer words | DynaWrite/ Lightwriter |
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| 3. Use the spell check to correct longer pieces of writing | DynaWrite | |
| The voice cannot be heard in noisy environments | Plug in external speakers for shopping centres and other noisy environments | Lightwriter/ DynaWrite |
| The user is working on several big projects at once | Down load big files to the computer to free up memory on the device. They can be reloaded when needed. | DynaWrite |
| The user wants to use the device for computer access | Infra red computer access is available on some devices. | DynaWrite |
| The user needs to control the TV / video player etc from the device | Environmental control is available on some devices. | DynaWrite |
| The user needs reminders during the day for some tasks | Reminders can be programmed to be played at set times during the day. | DynaWrite |
| The user needs a small, portable device | Some devices are smaller | Lightwriter |