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Supported languages:

Italian

Cost:

Free

Aims to help people with a permanent or temporary speech impediment communicate with family, friends and healthcare professionals.

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Languages

Italian

Countries of use

Any in which the user is familiar with Italian

Cost

Free

Developer

Bumblebee Studios, Sweden; and Zadig Srl, Italy
(Based in Sweden)
http://bumblebee-studios.se and http://www.zadig.it/lamiavoce ; Support email;

Funder

Merck Serono SpA, Italy

Medical Adviser

Dr Lisa Licitra, Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Oncology (Head and Neck), National Cancer Institute of Milan; and Dr Maurizio Magnani, President, Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Laringectomizzati e Pazienti Oncologici (FIALPO), Italy

Features

Improving communication

Support to deal with symptoms/disabilities

Summary

Aims to help people who have a permanent or temporary speech impediment as a result of head or neck cancer to communicate with their family, friends and healthcare professionals (the app is also of value to anyone with a speech impairment). Contains 130-plus icons and preset phrases about needs, emotions and daily difficulties, all spoken by a male of female voice. The icons and phrases are divided into 9 everyday categories, including 'in bed', 'at the dinner table', 'emotions', etc. A 'favourites' function collects icons chosen as preferred by the user. New icons can be added (personalised with a picture and a voice). Text can be entered and spoken by the voice synthesiser; sound can be turned off, or played at a higher volume through an amplifier function. A profile with photos, allergies or intolerances can be set up. The 'draw' function permits the app to act as a sheet of drawing paper, with the user's finger drawing what needs to be communicated. Optimised for viewing on tablets, but also works on smartphones.

Tags: Disability

Reviews

Reviewer: Associazione Italiana Laringectomizzati (AILAR), Italy
Review:

“The app was built with advice from Dr Licitra of the Cancer Institute of Milan, with sponsorship from us, the Associazione Italiana Laringectomizzati (AILAR), and the Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Laringectomizzati e Pazienti Oncologici (FIALPO), and the Associazione Italiana di Oncologia Cervico-Cefalica (AIOCC). The app is an effective tool for patients with tumours of the head or neck, and also for people who have difficulty speaking. The app allows you to activate a voice synthesiser from a repertoire of phrases that best meet the basic needs of these types of patients. You can also write short sentences to be sent to the speech synthesiser, producing either a male or female voice.”

Source: Source no longer available
Usage: Not specified
Weblink of reviewer: http://bit.ly/1eWNHdA

Reviewer:
Review: Recommended by the Federazione Italiana delle Associazioni di Laringectomizzati e Pazienti Oncologici (FIALPO), Italy
Source: No website link available
Usage: Not specified
Weblink of reviewer: http://bit.ly/1eWNKGs

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