A profoundly deaf businessman's views on the Palantype Speech Transcription System

The prototype Palantype Speech Transcription System developed at Southampton University is being used full time by a profoundly deaf businessman. In this paper the businessman describes how the equipment has made it possible for him to continue working in a managerial capacity and highlights the benefits and limitations. A comparison is made with other methods tried by the author prior to the availability of the Palantype System.