Stuttering is a speech disorder influencing over 70 million people worldwide, including 13 million in China. It causes low self-esteem among other detrimental effects on people who stutter (PwS). Although prior work has explored approaches to assist PwS, they primarily focused on western contexts. In our formative study, we found unique practices and challenges among Chinese PwS. We then iteratively designed an online tool, CoPracTter, to support Chinese PwS practicing speaking fluency with 1) targeted stress-inducing practice scenarios, 2) real-time speech indicators, and 3) personalized timely feedback from the community. We further conducted a seven-day deployment study (N=11) to understand how participants utilized these key features. To our knowledge, it is the first time such a prototype was designed and tested for a long time with multiple PwS participants online simultaneously. Results indicate that personalized practice with targeted scenarios and timely feedback from a supportive community assisted PwS in speaking fluently, staying positive, and facing similar real-life circumstances.
翻译:虽然先前的工作探索了帮助PwS的方法,但主要侧重于西方环境。在我们的成型研究中,我们发现了中国PwS的独特做法和挑战。我们随后反复设计了一个在线工具,即CoPracTter,以支持中国PwS讲流利,其中1个是有针对性的刺激压力做法情景,2个是实时语音指标,3个是社区个人化的及时反馈。我们进一步开展了为期七天的部署研究(N=11),以了解参与者如何利用这些关键特征。据我们所知,这种原型是首次在长时间内设计并测试,许多PwS参与者同时在线。结果显示,有针对性情景的个性化做法以及一个支持性化的社区及时反馈,帮助PwS讲流畅、保持积极和面对相似的现实生活环境。