This release is extra special for AssistiveWare, “As a Dutch company we are truly excited to be able to deliver the first ever Dutch Text to Speech children's voices together with our partners Acapela Group and NSGK. The award-winning iOS app already gives a voice to over 175,000 children, teens and adults around the world. Over 20 voices in different languages are already available, and we look forward to keep continuing offering voices for kids all over the world,” says Nicolas Mazars, Business Unit manager of Acapela Inclusive.įrom today, the voices will be available to download exclusively in Proloquo2Go. Together we have contributed to change the daily lives of children and their families that are using Acapela voices with AssistiveWare’s award-winning solutions. "AssistiveWare has been our partner since the inception of the children voices. These formed the basis to make genuine, natural-sounding Text to Speech voices that will allow children to say anything they want. They made recordings of all kinds of sentences, sounds and expressions. Last summer, two children (a boy and a girl) spent days in the studio. I’m delighted that there are finally children’s voices on the Dutch market.” says Dr. Your voice is part of who you are, how you see yourself and how other people see you. “It is so important for a child to sound like their siblings and friends, and not to be walking around with an adult’s voice. This ground-breaking project introduces the first ever Dutch Text to Speech children’s voices. For many of these children, high tech AAC is the best opportunity for them to communicate. It is vital for them to have access to a means to communicate. Hans van Balkom.Īn estimate of over 50,000 dutch speaking children are unable to make themselves understood with their own voice. It will become a part of who they are.” says Professor Dr. This means that they will be able to identify with their AAC more than ever. It’s so exciting that technology has made it possible for them to speak in such a fantastic sounding child’s voice. They will benefit children who cannot speak and rely on Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems.Ĭhildren using AAC have always been limited by adult voices. The Dutch voices, named Thijs and Merel were recorded by and for children. Valeria: Child Female, U.S.The voices were developed in collaboration with Acapela Group and supported by Nederlandse Stichting voor het Gehandicapte Kind ( NSGK). Note: The 4 voices above are standard, then you will choose either the Female Valeria or Male Emilio option below for a total of 6 voices.Įmilio: Child Male, U.S. Maria: Adult Female, European Spanish Accent ![]() ![]() US Child voices are included with US English devices:Ħ Spanish Voices are included with Acapela for the English/Spanish devices:Īntonio: Adult Male, European Spanish Accent If you choose Acapela, there will be an additional charge and you must choose whether you would like a male or female voice.Ģ0 English Voices are included with Acapela: Please note: If you purchase an English/Spanish America device you must choose which synthesizer you would like, as you don't receive both. If you are interested in purchasing Acapela voices, please contact your local representative. If purchasing Acapela voices, they will be added to existing Ivona voice options for English only. Acapela is a Text-to-Speech engine option available for NovaChat devices.
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