It was a hard fight to get insurance companies to cover dedicated text-to-speech devices for speech-impaired patients, but it finally happened in 2001, according to a report in The New York Times. Now ...
Leah Karlon used a wooden stick to point out a photograph of a dog in a cage as her accented voice told her audience about what she learned while visiting the Animal Rescue Federation. Karlon ...
It’s something that’s easy to take for granted: speaking. For some survivors of throat cancer, using their voice just isn’t possible anymore. Now, a new device is helping some patients reclaim their ...
A soft, wearable neck device that translates silent throat muscle vibrations into audible speech was associated with improved communication fluency and higher patient satisfaction among stroke ...
Ahead of Global Accessibility Awareness Day, Apple announced new software features for cognitive, speech, vision, hearing, and mobility accessibility to be available later this year on iPhone and iPad ...