David Schorr , the owner of 1stVoice (www.1stvoice.com), has consulted on Dragon NaturallySpeaking voice recognition software since 1996. He has worked with clients with a broad spectrum of needs, in many professions, throughout the Bay Area and northern California.

Barbara Forsberg has worked for more than 12 years in the field of technical communication, half of that time as a technical writer and half as a manager. Her other computer-intensive jobs in the past two decades have included Japanese pre-press production, Japanese software support, and data processing. She started experiencing symptoms of RSI in early 2003 and was diagnosed with thoracic outlet syndrome in the fall of 2004. Voice recognition software has allowed her to continue using the computer during her recovery and to avoid injuring herself further.