Automatically predict/complete words
This feature includes auto-completion of words and phrases based on the typed text. This can help to correct spelling and to speed up text entry, especially when using a limited keypad or an alternative input device.
Discussion by Disabilities
People with physical disabilities may use alternative input devices that enter text more slowly than a conventional keyboard, so automatic completions of words and phrases can greatly increase the speed of their typing.
People with cognitive, language, and learning disabilities may have difficulty spelling words correctly or coming up with phrases quickly. Word and phrase completion tools can increase their speed and accuracy of typing.
Existing Products
This listing includes a wide range of products, from simple stand-alone word and phrase completion applications to large literacy suites that include a word and phrase completion tool. Please note that these products are not necessarily endorsed by RtF, but represent the range of available options.
Open Source and free
These products are free and their source code may be modified with few restrictions.
- LetMeType(link is external) – Clasohm
- ATbar(link is external) – ATbar, University of Southampton
Free, not necessarily open source
These products are free to use, but may have strict restrictions on viewing and modifying source code.
- EdWord(link is external) – DeafBlind Online
- Marlem-Software Markus Lemcke(link is external) – Marlem-Software Markus Lemcke
- TippFixx – FTB – Forschungsinstitut Technologie und Behinderung
- Co: Writer Universal - Chrome Extension(link is external)- cowriter.com
- Predictive Tab Key Auto Complete - Chrome Extension(link is external)- bt
Commercial, with free trial
These products are free to try for a limited period of time or with limited functionality. They must be purchased for full functionality.
- Literacy Productivity Pack(link is external) – Premier Literacy
- Penfriend(link is external) – PenFriend Ltd, Cricksoft
- Predictor Pro(link is external) – Premier Literacy
- WordQ(link is external) – Quillsoft, Bloorview Kids Rehab
- WriteOnline(link is external) – CrickSoftware
Commercial, no free trial
These products must be purchased to be used, and did not offer free trials at the time of posting.
- Instant Text(link is external) – Textware
- Kurzweil 3000(link is external) – Kurzweil Educational Systems
- Solo Literacy Suite(link is external) – Don Johnston
- WordAid(link is external) – ACE Centre
- Typing Assistant(link is external) – Sumit Software
- Saida(link is external) – Oribi
- EMU(link is external) – TU Wien, Institut für Allgemeine Elektrotechnik und Elektronik fortec – Arbeitsgruppe für Rehabilitationstechnik
- ordprædiktion(link is external) – ViseOrd
Related Research and Papers
- Effective phrase prediction(link is external) – University of Michigan, Ann Arbor – Nandi, A. and Jagadish, H.V. (2007)
- Dyslexia, eLearning and eSkills, (Pgs 84-90) ‘Supporting Dyslexic Adults in Higher Education’(link is external) – University of Southampton – Draffan, E.A. (2012)
- Southampton Accessibility Tools presented at 8th International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility(link is external) – University of Southampton – Wald, M., Draffan, E.A., Skuse, S., Newman, R. and Phethean, C. (2011)
- Intelligent word-prediction to enhance text input rate (a syntactic analysis-based word-prediction aid for people with severe motor and speech disability)(link is external)- Garay-Vitoria, Nestor and Gonsalez-Abascal, Julio(1997)
- Human computer interfaces for people with disabilities(link is external)- Newell, Alan F. and Gregor, Peter(1997)
- Working together: People with disabilities and computer technology(link is external)- Burgstahler, Sheryl
- The effects of word completion and word prediction on typing rates using on-screen keyboards(link is external)- Anson, Denis et al. (2010)
- Using word prediction software to increase typing fluency with students with physical disabilities(link is external)- Tumlin, Jennifer and Heller, Katherine Wolff(2004)
- Designing human-computer interfaces for quadriplegic people(link is external)- Steriadis, Constantine and Constantinou, Philip(2003)
- Application of word prediction and disambiguation to improve text entry for people with physical disabilities (assistive technology)(link is external)- Al-mubaid, Hisham and Chen, Ping