In a crowded conference room on the Hewlett-Packard (HPQ) campus in Cupertino, a team of volunteer computer coders huddled around a big, white notepad, tossing out ideas for a touch-screen application that will teach an autistic child how to follow traffic signals and safely cross a street.

A few steps away, a young woman with an autism disorder happily chatted with strangers by typing out words on an iPad. Just a few years ago, her mother said, Kayla Takeuchi, 20, could not speak.

Nearly 100 tech professionals and advocates for people with autism took part in an unusual software

September 20, 2010 - Nuance, Inc. announced today the recently acquired MacSpeech Dictate has been renamed "Dragon Dictate" for MAC OS X and version 2.0 has been released. Among the new features being introduced in Dragon Dictate 2.0 is the ability to control the mouse with your voice using a unique grid system, patented by Nuance and first introduced in Dragon NaturallySpeaking on the PC.

The Emergent Institute remains committed to helping people become more productive with speech recognition technologies and is happy to announce that training is immediately available for Dragon Dictate

Stevensville, MT, December 01, 2009 - The Emergent Institute announced it has been chosen as both a reseller and the first Certified MacSpeech Training Partner to offer one-on-one training for the MacSpeech Dictate series of products. Training will be provided to individuals who want to get the maximum benefit from MacSpeech Dictate. The Emergent Institute's expert trainers will cover how to create the perfect profile, using commands, working with a specialized vocabulary, or anything else, per the customer's request.

"MacSpeech is pleased to have The Emergent Institute as both a reseller