onoway Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 A friend had a heart attack over the holidays and is now suffering from double vision which is making her feel depressed and isolated. She had a cataract operation some years ago and has had perfect vision since until this. I was wondering if anyone knew of any good voice activated (is that the term?) programs which would enable her to deal with things such as email, although I'm sure she would love to be able to participate again on BBO, should that be possible. Does anyone have any knowledge of such programs that they could recommend or how a person would go about finding a good one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmar Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I haven't used it much myself, but Apple computers have voice control built in. I'm not sure it works for dictating email, but you can activate menu commands and click buttons. For dictating, I think Dragon Dictation is considered the standard-bearer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mycroft Posted April 28, 2016 Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I'm sorry onoway, I don't know where you are, but looking up your country's equivalent of the CNIB should help - it certainly did with my relatives. It's likely that the CNIB web site et al. will be helpful even if you are not Canadian, at least when it comes to suggested online tools. Double vision is rough, especially with numbers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onoway Posted April 28, 2016 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2016 I am in Canada but my friend is an American. None of us thought of the CNIB or it's equivalent, and unfortunately she doesn't have an Apple as far as I know. I'll check out Dragon Dictation and see what it says, and also contact the CNIB for suggestions. Thank you both Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
y66 Posted May 12, 2016 Report Share Posted May 12, 2016 Just heard from a friend who's been using Dragon for 4 years. Still uses it. Has to recalibrate it every 4 or 5 months. If you find something better, please post here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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