Use of speech generating devices can improve perception of qualifications for skilled, verbal, and interactive jobs.
BACKGROUND: We have previously demonstrated that when speech generating devices (SGD) are used as assistive technologies, they are preferred over the users' natural voices. OBJECTIVE: We sought to examine whether using SGDs would affect listener's perceptions of hirability of people with complex com...
| Publicado en: | Work Vol. 56; no. 2; pp. 199 - 212 |
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Sage Publications Inc.
2017
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