For Children Who Cannot Speak, a True Voice via Technology |
By EMILY B. HAGER, New York Times Published: July 25, 2012 "Enrique Mendez, 9, and his older brother, Cristian, 11, sorted through a plastic bin of toys in their New Jersey home. "I want to play with the wrestling guys," said Enrique in a voice not quite his own, but pretty close" An updated version of Proloquo2Go, a text-to-speech application, now uses actual children's voices rather than modified adult voices. |