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Interview with Danny Weissberg & Sara Smolley Co-Founders of
VOICEITT
Voiceitt provides independence to its users
Video Introducing Voicitt
What is Voiceitt, how is it used and how does it help people with disabilities?
[ Danny ]: Voiceitt is an AI-powered speech recognition app for individuals with speech impairments, which translates atypical speech to allow users to communicate in their own voice with loved ones, caretakers and others. The app also facilitates communication with smart home devices such as Alexa, enabling those with speech impairments( which are often coupled with other disabilities) to perform daily tasks independently such as turning on lights, turning on the TV, playing music and more. Voiceitt is integrated with Amazon Alexa Services, meaning that users can control Alexaconnected smart home devices seamlessly with the Voiceitt app, offering them a whole new level of independence.
[ Sara ]: When setting up Voiceitt, users are prompted to train the application on specific phrases so that the app can learn each person’ s unique way of pronouncing that phrase. Voiceitt comes with suggested phrases for various environments and uses like schools or smart homes, as well as an option for a customized dictionary created by the user.
The Voiceitt app has two modes; Talk, and Smart Home. Voiceitt Talk translates atypical speech and plays the desired output using a unique automatic speech recognition( ASR) engine. Voiceitt Talk helps in everyday situations like allowing the user to order food in a restaurant or