Speech+Synthesizers

** Text-to-Speech (TTS) or speech synthesizers **
 * Ryan Libstorff ** ** June 1st, 2012 **


 * What is it? **
 * The artificial production of human speach. **


 * What is it used for? **
 * It’s used for people who can’t speak, they press symbols on the keyboard and it says it out loud. **


 * Which type of impairment? **
 * language and Communication Impairments. **


 * Cost? Website to purchase? **
 * Just about any smartphone has an app that you can get Text-to-Speech. [] **
 * this app is called Speak it, it only cost $1.99 on the apple marketplace. **


 * Individual product- why do you think it’s the best? **
 * I think that they all get the job done so there is no point in buying a Stephen hawking caliber speech synthesizers. **

Rob Bodman. // Why Steven Hawking is Cool //. 2012. Photograph. NeuroLogica Blog
 * pictures of examples **

Jeff Garrison. // The Old Yellow Computer //. 2010. Photograph. Re used radio