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Yesterday, we highlighted a cool new mobile app aimed at helping the visually impaired. Today, Erica Ogg of GigaOm writes about an update to an existing app that could greatly benefit children:
A communication assistance app for those who have difficulty speaking is getting an important update Wednesday: It now has real children’s voices that will play when a picture, phrase or word is tapped on screen. Proloquo2go, an iOS app has been used for several years by both adults and children diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy, Down’s Syndrome, as well as adult stroke victims or anyone who’s lost the ability to speak clearly. But after a huge effort in improving text-to-speech, children’s voices are now an option.
Very, very cool.
