Watching NaturallySpeaking transcribe a recording is kind of magical. You sit there and your words (or something like them) appear on the screen. NaturallySpeaking transcribes recorded speech from a sound file (a file with a.wav extension or a WMA, MP3, DSS, or DS2 format), created by a digital recorder, which you have stored on.

The following list is a sample of some common Assistive Technology software titles that exist. It is not meant to be a comprehensive list of all available titles.

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Dragon Naturally Speaking from Nuance offers speech recognition software. This software allows one to control a PC through the use of a microphone.

Duxbury Braille Translator offered by Duxbury Systems Inc. allows a user to translate a text document into Braille. When used in conjunction with a Braille embosser a user can translate and then print text pages.
Kurzweil 3000 from Kurzweil Educational Systems is a comprehensive reading, writing and learning software solution for any struggling reader, including individuals with learning difficulties, such as dyslexia, attention deficit disorder.
JAWS by Freedom Scientific is a popular screen reading software. JAWS uses an internal speech synthesizer and the computer sound card to read information from the computer screen aloud.
ZoomText by ai squared is a screen magnification tool. ZoomText offers a combination of Screen magnification and text to speech.

Dragon Transcription Software Review

• The software does, however, support the voice writing transcription technique, where the transcriptionist repeats or 'parrots' audio from other speakers. Dragon transcription means business Thousands of businesses use Dragon as a transcription solution for single voice recordings to increase productivity and reduce transcription costs.
• Dragon Naturally Speaking from Nuance offers speech recognition software. This software allows one to control a PC through the use of a microphone. Duxbury Braille Translator offered by Duxbury Systems Inc. Allows a user to translate a text document into Braille.
• Put your voice to work to create reports, emails, forms and more with Dragon Professional Individual, v15. With a next-generation speech engine leveraging Deep Learning technology, dictate and transcribe faster and more accurately than ever before, and spend less time on documentation and more time on activities that boost the bottom line.