Unveiling an online speech therapy site, two new speech- generating devices and a new device assessment tool, Lingraphica, a Princeton, N.J. company that has been conducting research on aphasia and ...

In recent weeks, some interesting Microsoft patents have emerged, including ideas such as an en route UAV delivery system, voice input integration with third-party apps for Cortana, and more. Now, ...

Back in the early 1980s, there was a certain fad in making your computer produce something resembling human speech. There were several hardware solutions to this, adding voices to everything from ...

In response to public comments and new med tech, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced that it is expanding Medicare coverage of speech-generating devices to include devices that ...

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--ReadSpeaker, the most trusted, independent digital voice partner for global businesses, today announced it is has been selected by sComm, the leading developer of speech ...

Speech may soon be federally recognized as more than just what happens in a face-to-face conversation after thousands of people with disabilities and their advocates said that communications by phone, ...

DONOSTIA SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain — Adding a device that helps generate speech improves communication skills to a greater extent than a behavioral-based intervention alone in children with autism spectrum ...

Beginning December 1, people with ALS, which impairs motor function so people often cannot talk or even move, could lose access to devices that help them communicate, Kaiser Health News reports. The ...

Speech generating devices (SGDs) may be funded using private health insurance, Medicare, and/or Medicaid. Medicaid is the provider of last resort, so funding must be sought through other funding ...

Congress on Friday (Feb. 9) approved a bill that will permanently provide funding for devices that help patients with degenerative diseases communicate. Former NFL player and New Orleans resident ...

Gabriela Gonzalez, 23, whose severe cerebral palsy not only requires her to use a wheelchair but also makes her heavily slurred speech difficult to understand, works with Jamie Crum, program director ...