Dragon Speech Recognition Software
 

The Investors Club has donated Dragon speech recognition software to Bill Dodd, a Mitchell quadriplegic and permanent resident of the Mitchell Health Service, to make it easier for him to complete his book of poetry.

The Investors Club director Kevin Young said the Dragon Naturally Speaking 9 software would enable Bill to create documents and emails by voice and use his pc completely hands-free.

“I believe donating this software to Bill will open up a whole new world for him – it can help him lead a more independent lifestyle and give him a greater sense of freedom to explore a world that was previously difficult for him to access,” said Mr Young.

“With this software, as Bill speaks his words will appear in any Microsoft Office application he chooses, plus Internet Explorer and email.

“Being able to operate his pc independently will also give Bill more privacy – something we all value.

“I think he’ll be able to do a lot of the things some of us take for granted, like surf the internet, check out eBay, get in to social networking or being a little more serious, stay up to the minute with world events. “My company likes supporting Bill, what we do every day is to help people, help them to create wealth.

The Investors Club guides and assists members to become financially independent through property investment. Membership is free and members can attend regular workshops held across Australia to learn how they can create personal wealth in a short period of time with a small initial outlay to build a property portfolio.

“We first heard about Bill through the Rotary Club of Mitchell and the Paraplegic Benefit Fund.
“This speech recognition software builds on the donation our three organisations made to Bill in early June, that was a device to turn the pages of a book, a tilting and reclining wheelchair, a laptop computer, special wheel chair switches and a remote call button.

“All of these things aim to help Bill be more independent and have more freedom because he is confined to bed for most of the day and has to rely on nurses for all of his needs.

The Paraplegic Benefit Fund is a national Australian charity that aims to reduce the number of spinal cord injuries each year and to enhance the lives of people with paraplegia or quadriplegia.