Speech Resources

American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Apple® Accessibility Features built into all Macintosh computers provides adjustable keyboard, an ergonomic mouse, CloseView screen magnification software, Easy Access system software (StickyKeys, SlowKeys, MouseKeys), electronic documentation, key-repeat disable, text-to-speech synthesis and voice recognition (PlainTalk), sticky mouse, and visual alert cues.
Dragon NaturallySpeaking (Windows platform only)
Job Access With Speech (JAWS) for Windows® screen reading software
Mayer-Johnson Hand Held Voice®, a dynamic screen voice recorder from Ability Research
MacSpeech DictateUses the Legendary Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech recognition engine, works with other applications you have on your Mac. Won the Macworld Expo Best of Show 2008.
Microsoft® Resource Guide for People with Language & Speech Impairments tutorials for keyboard filters, speech recognition systems, screen review utilities, touch screens, and speech synthesizers.
"Speech Technologies Impact the Accessibility Market", an article in Speech Technology (06/05) Vol. 10, No. 3, P. 10; by Nancy Jamison "Speech technologies are being mainstreamed often to the exclusion of users of assistive technology (AT), which include the dexterity, sight, hearing, cognitive, and speech impaired—and this is ironic, given that handicapped users frequently drive technology development. Market drivers for speech technologies include the government, which has set up legislation designed to make the provision of accessible products or services both a requirement as well as an incentive for companies, and the development of accessible mainstream products. Mainstream vendors must play a key role in boosting product accessibility, partly through the incorporation of speech technologies into product design. AT types for people with certain impairments may not be suitable for people with other disabilities: Speech technologies for sight-impaired individuals are useful as tools for conveying information, while the hearing-impaired often use them for command and control. Examples of speech technologies well suited to the vision-disabled include text-to-speech, voice-activated dialing, and note taker products that incorporate Braille. People suffering from hearing loss can take advantage of interactive communication solutions that use software to convert speech to text and video sign language in real time. Dexterity or mobility-challenged people often use automated speech recognition (ASR) to command and control both keyboard and software functions; ASR eliminates the need to use the keyboard or mouse by enabling users to supply data to business and productivity applications and dictate text into others. People with cognitive, language, or speech impairments can use technologies that convert spoken input into graphical images and are helpful for people undergoing speech therapy."
Telephone Access for People with Speech Disabilities
Text-to-Speech Synthesis From Bell Telephone labs. Type text in and hear it spoken in German (or other languages) by a computer voice.
TTS: Synthesis of audible speech from text AT&T Labs’ Natural Voices™
Vocally Voice Activated Dialer
Web Talkster software application for Windows that gives you the option of having the browser "talk" the text content of a Web page, speak the clipboard content or the selected text by simply clicking the "Play/ Speak" button. In simple language, it is a talking Web browser. The software has been tested and "talks" most formats of Web sites.