title: Educational Applications for Blind and Partially Sighted Pupils Based on Speech Technologies for Serbian.
abstract: The inclusion of persons with disabilities has always represented an important issue. Advancements within the field of computer science have enabled the development of different types of aids, which have significantly improved the quality of life of the disabled. However, for some disabilities, such as visual impairment, the purpose of these aids is to establish an alternative communication channel and thus overcome the user's disability. Speech technologies play the crucial role in this process. This paper presents the ongoing efforts to create a set of educational applications based on speech technologies for Serbian for the early stages of education of blind and partially sighted children. Two educational applications dealing with memory exercises and comprehension of geometrical shapes are presented, along with the initial tests results obtained from research including visually impaired pupils.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Branko
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lučić
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Stevan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ostrogonac
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia ; AlfaNum Ltd., Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Nataša
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vujnović Sedlar
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Technical Sciences, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 6, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
authors.forename: Milan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sečujski
mesh_terms: D001766:Blindness; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D006233:Persons with Disabilities; D060329:Education of Persons with Visual Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D055771:Serbia; D013060:Speech; D049250:Speech Recognition Software; D013672:Technology; D014584:User-Computer Interface; D019987:Persons with Visual Disabilities