Speech recognition-technology company Voiceitt announced it scored $4.7 million in funding. The startup will extend the round to meet a new goal of $10 million. The round was led by AMIT Technion with ...

“With programs in computer science, (speech and hearing science), linguistics and accessibility, (the University) not only has a historic commitment to disability inclusion, but the expertise needed ...

The motor cortex (orange, illustration). Electrodes implanted in this region helped to record the speech-related brain activity of a man who could not speak intelligibly. A man with a severe speech ...

Tech heavyweights Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Microsoft have come together in a way that would make Voltron blush. The companies are embarking on a joint effort to make voice-first user ...

Tom Hooper's 2010 film The King's Speech centers on King George VI's struggle to overcome a debilitating stammer and claim ...

(TNS) — Speech-recognition software doesn't work very well for people who could really use it, like those with Parkinson's or Down syndrome. Researchers at the University of Illinois have a simple ...

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In a beautiful speech during a U.S. Senate committee hearing on disability, Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman attempted to explain to lawmakers what it’s like to be human. We’d suggest that the ...