Computer-based support for patients with limited English

  • Authors:
  • Harold Somers;Hermione Lovel

  • Affiliations:
  • UMIST, Manchester;University of Manchester

  • Venue:
  • EAMT '03 Proceedings of the 7th International EAMT workshop on MT and other Language Technology Tools, Improving MT through other Language Technology Tools: Resources and Tools for Building MT
  • Year:
  • 2003

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Abstract

The paper describes a proposal for computer-based aids for patients with limited or no English. The paper describes the barriers to health-care experienced due to linguistic problems, then suggests some computer-based remedies incorporating a multi-engine machine translation system based on a corpus of doctor-patient interviews which provides a dialogue model for the system. The doctor's and patient's interfaces are described. Ideas from Augmentative and Alternative Communication and in particular picture-based communication are incorporated. The initial proposal will focus on Urdu- and Somali-speaking patients with respiratory problems.