PhonicStick

PhonicStick is a speech generating device for people with speech production impairments. Instead of using speech synthesis from text or pictures, PhonicStick uses a joystick. This makes the system easier to use for young children and people who cannot read and/or write. It also makes it possible to generate new words (not learned in a database) much more easily by combining elementary sounds. It is reported that the system is easy to use and does not require extensive training.

Learn more :

• Webpage of the associated research project of the School of Computing - University of Dundee
• PhonicStick has been the topic of several publications on its use and evaluation: see here.