Teaching speech to the deaf: can a computer help

This paper describes an attempt to develop a computer-based system of speech-training aids for the deaf. Some of the problems associated with the speech of the deaf are briefly reviewed. Reasons for attempting to apply a digital computer to the problem of speech training are given. The system and its display capabilities are described. The importance of evolving such a system through a close interaction of developers and users is stressed.

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