Guest guest Posted July 11, 2002 Report Share Posted July 11, 2002 I am the general sales manager and partner for a pontiac cadillac gmc subaru suzuki dealership. I've also had the opportunity to work at radio city in New York for the Christmas Show (twice, 176 shows one year and 195 the other) and by means of that was able to marry my wife! R. Ernie Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 24, 2002 Report Share Posted November 24, 2002 At 08.53 24/11/02, Cheryl wrote: >I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions to help me find a job. I >have stayed at home with my children for 10 years, and even now I >homeschool them. I would like to find a data entry job to do at home, >just for some extra money. I don't qualify for disability since I haven't >worked outside the home for so long. My PA is flaring so badly that I >can't do any job that would require standing. In fact, I'm sure the only >thing I would be able to do would be type, and at that I have to stop >frequently. Hi Cheryl, I can't give you any suggestions about how to find work, as I have no idea, but I work at home as a translator, and when my arthritis started to flair last year I went right out and bought the dictation software that all my fellow translators had been forever recommending. It takes some getting used to but it is a great help. I was a slow typist to begin with, but even the fast typists say that it's great to be able to switch off. And for me it feels like insurance in case I get a bad flair when I have a deadline... The lastest version (6.0) of Dragon Naturally Speaking costs plenty (I bought the Preferred version 5.0 last year because it works in both Italian and English), but someone on a translators' mailing list recently forwarded the info I'm pasting below about the old Preferred version (5.0) on sale for a very low price. Only in English, of course. (No, you cannot add language modules.) __You cannnot update it to the new version (6.0)__, but it is the version I work with and I assure you that it works very well. (Though you need a bit of patience to train it at first, and remember the vocal commands--and no, I don't manage anywhere near 140 words/minute!) I don't know if there are any left (the site below is _not_ the official website, just a retailer), but otherwise you may find it in stores or elsewhere for an equally good deal. There is also Via Voice, but most translators seem to prefer Dragon--they say it is both faster and easier to use. Just reporting from experience and hearsay--obviously I have no interest in the company. Actually it is constantly getting sold... The official website for support now is www.scansoft.com Good luck--I'm sure you'll find plenty of work. Maureen in Italy (forwarded message) Don't Type.... Just Talk! Dragon's Naturally Speaking 5.0 Preferred Software lets you TALK to your computer! Do you type 30 Words per Minute? Try dictating 140 Words Per Minute! Just speak, and your words appear on the screen. No confusing setup - and no additional hardware needed; we give you the microphone too. Sound like science fiction? Well now it's a reality, and you can get this amazing software for just $29.99! That's 85% of the retail price of $199! Supply is Limited. ===> Dictate 140 Words per Minute by simply speaking into the free bonus microphone. ===> Use with any Window Programs including: Internet Explorer, Microsoft Word, Excel, Office, AOL, Hotmail, . (Visit Us for more detailed information) Click Here! http://www.dragonnaturalspeak.com/?code=dsmb1113 ------------------------------------------- FREE Microphone to the First 500 Purchasers ------------------------------------------- Act Now, and you'll get a Microphone to use with your Dragon Naturally Speaking 5.0 Preferred software at no additional cost. ------------------------------------------- Dragon's Naturally Speaking 5.0 Preferred Software FEATURES: * What You Say is What You Get - 250,000 word total vocabulary * Revise, edit and format text - With Select-and-Say editing * Manage e-mail by voice - Create and send e-mail by voice. * Easy to setup and learn - Get started in 5 minutes ----------------------------------------- Use any Windows Program with Your Voice ----------------------------------------- Just follow the simple instructions, and you'll be dictating your Emails, Chat Rooms, Word Processing Documents and more! You can even surf the Web by Talking to your computer! (Visit Us for more detailed information) Click Here! http://www.dragonnaturalspeak.com/?code=dsmb1113 Remember, if you act now, we're throwing in a free microphone. Get your copy while supplies last - this is a closeout price and this deal won't be around for long! UNQUOTE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 26, 2002 Report Share Posted November 26, 2002 Maureen, Thanks so much for the suggestion! I appreciate your response. Cheryl Re: [ ] employment Hi Cheryl, I can't give you any suggestions about how to find work, as I have no idea, but I work at home as a translator, ... Good luck--I'm sure you'll find plenty of work. Maureen in Italy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 27, 2002 Report Share Posted November 27, 2002 In <5.0.2.1.2.20021124203855.021df950@...>, on 11/24/02 at 09:09 PM, Maureen <maureen@...> said: >The lastest version (6.0) of Dragon Naturally Speaking costs plenty (I >bought the Preferred version 5.0 last year because it works in both >Italian and English), I've heard that continuous speech voice dictation programs (Dragon Naturally Speaking and Via Voice) are not as accurate as discrete speech ones. Are you finding problems with accuracy? (I hope that this is not venturing too close to being off-topic) -- ----------------------------------------------------------- " Mark Abramowitz " <marka@... ----------------------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2002 Report Share Posted November 28, 2002 At 19.47 27/11/02, you wrote: >In <5.0.2.1.2.20021124203855.021df950@...>, on 11/24/02 > at 09:09 PM, Maureen <maureen@...> said: > > >The lastest version (6.0) of Dragon Naturally Speaking costs plenty (I > >bought the Preferred version 5.0 last year because it works in both > >Italian and English), > >I've heard that continuous speech voice dictation programs (Dragon >Naturally Speaking and Via Voice) are not as accurate as discrete speech >ones. Are you finding problems with accuracy? >(I hope that this is not venturing too close to being off-topic) I don't think this is off-topic any more than discussing splints or crutches would be :-) but I suppose the moderators will let us know if they disagree. I must admit that I'd never heard of discrete speech (when I first looked into this, I didn't have the PA flare yet, I was mostly trying to speed up production); however I just googled up some info and realize that that is probably because those programs were first designed for those who truly need to do hands-free computing. I find that Dragon is amazingly accurate considering how _little effort_ I put into learning the program, and a great help to me, but I still use my hands a lot (the mouse, mostly), as I am not motivated by enough disability to try or need to get along without them, or even to learn all the commands, much less teach it macros. My fellow translators tell me that accuracy increases greatly with use, and so far I find that if I change topics (I mostly translate industrial design and arch.), all of a sudden it makes a lot more mistakes. But once you teach it a word it remembers! I'm not sure how this program would scratch up if you really needed to get along without the use of your hands. For me it has been great because you really can speak quite naturally and rapidly ( " newscaster style " works best). It does make mistakes (can't always understand the context either), but probably less than I make typing! Anyway, seeing as you can have it working for you in an hour or so without having to " relearn " how to talk, for those who simply need to keep on meeting those deadlines and could benefit from a break from typing, it's a wonderful deal for $30. (or even the $200 I paid.) If I had much greater needs than that (severe handicap) I'd look into this a lot further! I don't think think Hawking uses Dragon :-)) Here's a nice comparison I just found: http://www.scottrell.com/Speech/shopping.html : Cheers, Maureen (from the cited page) There are a few criteria that you need to consider when buying a speech recognition product: usability: how easy is it to use and to learn? accuracy: how quickly will it adapt to my voice? command capabilities: does it really enable hands-free computing? other features: USABILITY Continuous speech is easier to use than discrete speech. You already know how to talk, right? With discrete speech, you have to learn how to pause between words. Listen carefully to the way you speak normally. Do you have any dramatic or voice training? Then learning to re-train your voice to use discrete speech may be easier, as you are already used to learning how to speak. ACCURACY As you may have already learned, there is a huge difference between discrete speech and continuous speech. Discrete speech is much more strenuous on the voice, as well as being more difficult for the program to learn. However, the discrete speech products have been around for a long time, and they have been used with just about every disability imaginable. Therefore, most discrete recognition programs can eventually learn your voice. Although I haven't used the Kurzweil product, I have used IBM's SimplySpeaking (discrete speech) and ViaVoice (continuous speech). After doing long hours of training, SimplySpeaking still misunderstood about half the words. After some training, ViaVoice was about 75-80% accurate. Dragon NaturallySpeaking (continuous) was about 90% accurate after initial training. Here's the catch; IBM's product works better for some people than for others, and there doesn't seem to be any hard reason for this. For the majority of users, however, Dragon's NaturallySpeaking is the most accurate. Users can expect about 80-90% recognition with IBM's product, and 90-99% accuracy with Dragon's. _______________________________________________ Moderator's note: Maureen, for what it's worth, I personally agree with you that the discussion of speech recognition systems isn't any more off-topic than discussing splints or crutches would be - particularly since the peripheral joints (fingers, toes) are usually the first to be attacked by PA. Of course my opinion may be somewhat biased, because back in the early 1980's I developed an experimental discreet speech recognition system for use by space shuttle astronauts. It was intended for use by the astronaut who was operating the 50 foot robot arm (Remote Manipulator System - RMS, aka: " Canada Arm " ) to allow him/her to control the shuttle bay cameras (pan, zoom, tilt, etc) and monitors while his/her hands were occupied with the two " Joysticks " used to control movement of the robot arm. Unfortunately back in those days, it took a fairly large minicomputer to run such a system, and continuous speech recognition was a research topic whose practical application was far off in the future. During that time, Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania was the leading research center for continuous speech recognition systems. I visited them once to see if I might be able to use their system in my application, but even running on a mainframe computer (a PDP-10) their " Harpy " continuous speech recognition system lagged about twenty seconds behind the speaker in recognizing spoken words, required very extensive training, and wasn't very accurate. It's totally amazing to me that a desktop computer can now acheive an accuracy exceeding 90% in near real-time! Ah, the memories. ;-) -- Ron Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 Hello, Children Crisis Treatment Center is currently in search of staff to fill several positions. Please contact me if you have an interest: Behavior Specialist Consultant- this position requires a masters degree and two years post masters degree experience. The position involves consultation to parents and teachers in the community. Team Leader in TESC- The position requires a masters degree. This poistion involves running six therapeutic emotional support classrooms. The position requires strong knowledge of behavior analysis, functional behavioral assessment, curriculum mathing, direct instruction, and client de- escalation procedures. School Based Behavioral Health Team Leader- This position requires a master degree plus two years experience in behavior support. The position involves supervising ten staff (7 bachelor level and 2 master level) who are assigned to one school. The position invovles maintaing the students through a functional behavioral assessment and behavioral support plan in the least restrictive environment. CARE Team leader- This position requires a masters degree and involves supervising three classrooms. These classrooms run on the model developed by Nicolas Hobbs and focuses on social skills training and improving the fit with the environment. If you are interested in any of these positions, please fax me a resume to 1-215-496-0742 or call me at 1-215-496-0707 ext. 1166 Thanks, Joe Cautilli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 9, 2007 Report Share Posted May 9, 2007 Walgreens does have work initiatives for people with disabilities. Jewel, Dominicks and Target also employ people with disabilities in our community. Ellen Ellen Garber Bronfeldegskb@... Employment Hi Team,In one of the e-mails I read a list of companies that was a "friendly" work place for persons with disabilities.My DD son has had a job for 2 years with one organization. They are eliminating his job title, and we are having a hard time finding another job he could handle with training. Does anyone remember who was on that list? I think I remember Walgreens?ThanksReally bummed Kay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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