35. A computer-implemented method of teaching a user who is unable to articulate a word normally associated with a given object, the method comprising: sending, to a voice recognition unit, a training command to associate future inputs of an utterance with a word that identifies an object, wherein the utterance is different from a pronunciation of the entire word that identifies the object; sending the voice recognition unit a voice input of the utterance that is articulated by a user; causing the voice recognition unit to associate the utterance with the word that identifies the object according to the training command; receiving, from the voice recognition unit, a digital recognition result corresponding to the word that identifies the object; retrieving at least one of an image associated with the word, a textual representation of the word, and an audible representation of the word from a database by comparing the digital recognition result to a plurality of possible results stored in a database; and presenting the at least one of the image, the textual representation, and the audible representation to the user in response to the utterance using a display.
36. The method of claim 35 , wherein sending the voice recognition unit a voice input of the utterance includes sending the voice recognition unit data representing a pronunciation of only a portion of the word that identifies the object.