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Youth: Responding to Lives

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“Scratch that” is a built-in voice command of a speech recognition software application that removes the last dictated phrase on command. Speech recognition software applications, such as Dragon Dictate, allow a user to dictate words and phrases while the software types out what is dictated into your document.

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Monica, N.L., Chouinard, V. (2013). Warning. In: Azzopardi, A. (eds) Youth: Responding to Lives. Studies in Inclusive Education. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6209-431-4_13

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