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Meet Speak My Talk. It is a free phone app that helps people whose speech is hard to understand be understood.

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Conditions like ALS, cerebral palsy, stroke and Parkinson's can cause dysarthria. Speech becomes hard for

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other people, and for normal voice assistants, to understand.

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In the United States, about 1 in 14 children has had a voice, speech or language disorder in the past year, and

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about 18 million adults have had a voice problem.

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Here is how it works. First, train. You, or someone helping you, record a few examples of each word and type

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its label.

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Then, use. Say the word, and the app shows it in big text and speaks it clearly.

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It works in any language. You can type your words in any language or script, such as Hindi or Arabic.

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In sentence mode, say a few trained words with short pauses between them.

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If it gets a word wrong, just tap the right one. It gets better as you add more examples.

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It is private and works offline. Your recordings stay on your phone. No internet, and no account.

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It is easy to use, with big buttons, clear instructions, and help that can be read aloud.

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Speak My Talk is free, for Android and iPhone, coming soon. It is currently a prototype in testing.

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Speak My Talk. Your words, understood. A project by Dr. Chindanoor Rajesh.

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Part of Ability Enhancer Apps. Visit abilityenhancerapps.com, or reach us at

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abilityenhancerapps@gmail.com.