[Reader-list] "AVAZ" - voice for children with Cereberal Palsy

[Kshmendra Kaul]

"AVAZ"
‘AVAZ’ – a product created by Invention Labs, Chennai.
 
AVAZ is an Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) device for children with Cerebral Palsy (CP). AVAZ is a portable speech synthesizer which can be controlled by gross motor movements of a child with CP, such as approximate movement of the head or of large muscle groups. These movements are captured by the use of a touch-screen or an external switch to allow the child to create text sentences on the device using predictive software, and this text is read out by the device. AVAZ is thus an artificial voice for the child.
 
"About Invention Labs"
Invention Labs is a startup based out of Chennai and incubated at IIT Madras. Voted one of the hottest startups in India by Business Today in 2009, Invention Labs was founded by alumni of IIT Madras. With a diversity of experience gained from working for multinational corporations at different locations worldwide, the founding members of Invention Labs returned to India in 2007 to set up Invention Labs as an organization that invents products for the unmet needs of the Indian consumer.
 
Read more about "AVAZ" at
 
http://www.thebetterindia.com/1287/avaz-voice-support-speech-impaired/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheBetterIndia+%28The+Better+India%29&utm_content=Yahoo%21+Mail
 
AND
 
http://www.slideshare.net/InventionLabs/introduction-to-avaz-an-aac-device