The Open Voice Factory creates communication aids which can be used freely on a laptop, tablet or phone. Electronic speech aids, which ‘speak’ set words or phrases when a sequence of symbols are pressed, can be life-changing for severe speech-language impairments children.
Developed by: Joe Reddington and Kate McCallum
When: 2016 – current
Where: England
Main actors involved: Particular coders, designers, translators and testers
Topics: Open Source, Communication Disabilities
Photo from: http://www.theopenvoicefactory.org