Voice input and math?

Question

I am a freshman in high school who has cerebral palsy. Manipulating a pencil is very difficult for me. I type most of my notes in school, however, it is a problem when it comes to math. I discovered Equation Editor in Microsoft Word and am wondering if you can use it with the built in speech recognition in MSW? And if not, can you please point me in the direction of something else that could help me? I need something that would do complicated, high school and possibly even college math. I've heard about this program called MathTalk, however, it is way too expensive for us. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Answer 1

You should try using e-Speaking Voice and Speech Recognition software. This software uses Microsoft's Speech Engine and allows you to create (or import) commands to perform the actions that you need. For example, you could create commands that would perform something like:

"Computer" - yes
"Open Word" - ok. Word.
"Insert Math Equation" - inserting equation
alpha
equals
quantity of
pi
plus
thirty-niny
end quantity
divided by
two thousand and fourty four
enter

The Speech Engine comes FREE from Microsoft and the e-Speaking software that uses it is only $14.

Answer 2

Cerebral palsy (CP) usually takes several months to several years to diagnose. However, most children with CP are diagnosed by about 18 months of age. If a child is born with a severe form of CP, a health professional may be able to diagnose the condition within the first few weeks of life. However, parents and caregivers usually are the first to notice that a baby has developmental delays that may be early signs of CP.

Usually a health professional diagnoses cerebral palsy based on a baby's medical history (including parents' observations of developmental delays), physical examination, and results of screening tests.

Additional tests, such as developmental questionnaires, computed tomography (CT) scan or magnetic resonance image (MRI) of the head, or an ultrasound of the brain may be done.

Answer 3

hmm.. i dont know..but i do have to say that the guy before me obviously did not read your question. giving you info on your cerebral palsy is not going to help you with your math problem and i think it is very insensitive for him to say that...im sorry, i just had to say that.