Aligning Stuttered-Speech Research with End-User Needs: Scoping Review, Survey, and Guidelines
Hawau Olamide Toyin, Mutiah Apampa, Toluwani Aremu, Humaid Alblooshi, Ana Rita Valente + 4 more
TLDR
This paper aligns stuttered-speech research with end-user needs through a scoping review and stakeholder survey, providing guidelines for future tech development.
Key contributions
- Performed a scoping review of stuttered-speech research.
- Surveyed 70 stakeholders, including adults who stutter and speech-language pathologists.
- Proposed a taxonomy for stuttered-speech research.
- Outlined concrete guidelines to align research with end-user needs.
Why it matters
This paper is crucial for bridging the gap between speech technology research and the practical needs of the stuttering community. By highlighting current misalignments, it provides a roadmap for developing more effective and user-centered solutions. This will lead to more impactful and relevant assistive technologies.
Original Abstract
Atypical speech is receiving greater attention in speech technology research, but much of this work unfolds with limited interdisciplinary dialogue. For stuttered speech in particular, it is widely recognised that current speech recognition systems fall short in practice, and current evaluation methods and research priorities are not systematically grounded in end-user experiences and needs. In this work, we analyse these gaps through 1) a scoping review of papers that deal with stuttered speech and 2) a survey of 70 stakeholders, including adults who stutter and speech-language pathologists. By analysing these two perspectives, we propose a taxonomy of stuttered-speech research, identify where current research directions diverge from the needs articulated by stakeholders, and conclude by outlining concrete guidelines and directions towards addressing the real needs of the stuttering community.
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