Non-verbal interaction with virtual home assistants for people with dysarthria

Jaddoh, Aisha, Loizides, Fernando ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0531-6760 and Rana, Omer ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3597-2646 2021. Non-verbal interaction with virtual home assistants for people with dysarthria. Presented at: 36th Annual Assistive Technology Conference 2021, Virtual, 6-14 March 2021. Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities. , vol.9 (13) pp. 71-84.

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Abstract

This article presents a technique for using non-verbal voice cues to improve interaction with virtual home assistants (VHAs) for people with speech impairments. Non-verbal voice cues are any sounds a person produces other than speech, such as, for example, humming. The architecture of this technique also facilitates the minimization of the privacy and security risks associated with recording and monitoring speech directed at VHAs. The user sends non-verbal voice cues to an intermediary control terminal (Raspberry Pi), which then interprets the sound message and passes on a direct programmatic command to the VHA's cloud service to fulfill the request.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Status:	Published
Schools:	Computer Science & Informatics
Last Modified:	28 Nov 2022 12:59
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/141906

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