Sponsored by: Tobii Dynavox
Overview
Acapela Group is a text-to-speech company (fully owned by Tobii Dynavox AB Publ) with more than 30 years of experience in the speech industry. 'My-own-voice’ is a service developed by Acapela Group to re-create voices that may have otherwise been lost to disease. More than 5,000 users per year take advantage of the service to create a copy of their digital voice in one of the 23 languages offered. The digital voice can be used in multiple applications/products. The presentation will focus on my-own-voice v4. We will cover all the aspects of a voice banking journey for a user.
Content Disclosure: Acapela Group (fully owned by Tobii Dynavox AB (Publ)) has developed a voice banking cutting-edge service available of 23 languages under the name my-own-voice (MOV), https://mov.acapela-group.com/. Because there are no other like-kind products available, course offerings will only cover information that pertains to the effective and safe use of the above-named products. This presentation will focus exclusively on my-own-voice version 4 and will not include information on other similar or related voice banking service.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the process to create your digital voice in three steps.
- Demonstrate how quickly and easily only 10 minutes of recording are required to create your digital voice.
- Identity three applications where you can try out your digital voice.
Strand(s)
Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Target Audience
Accessibility Professional; AT Specialists; Caregivers; Communication Specialist; Consumers/Individuals with Disabilities; Consultants/Trainers; Educators; Family Members; Government/Non-Profit Agencies; Media Specialist; Occupational Therapists; Rehabilitation Counselor; Speech-Language PathologistsExperience Level
Introductory
Primary Life Cycle Addressed
Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education; Adult/Senior
Session Delivery Format
In-person presentation with recordingCourse Schedule
This course was given at the ATIA 2024 Conference on Friday, January 26 from 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM (EST)
Continuing Education Credits
Under CEUs, replace CEU link text with this:For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Learning Center CEUs
This course is offered for the following CE Provider Credits:
ACVREP; AOTA; CRC; IACET
For: 0.10 CEU Units or 1.0 CEU Hours
ASHA CE Information: Recorded Session
Start date of ASHA CEUs offering: May 1, 2024
End date of ASHA CEUs offering: September 30, 2024
Speaker/s:
Nicolas Mazars
Acapela Group, Head of Inclusive Market Owner and Business Development
Biography
Nicolas Mazars is in charge of the Inclusive Market Owner and business development department at Acapela Group. Part of the projects and developments are dedicated to inclusiveness including the specific focus on speech impairments, learning disabilities, visual impairments and meeting the needs of seniors. Acapela Group aims to provide everyone, whatever their disability or impairment, with a voice, to help them live more independently through easy access to technology. Our goal is to grow the operations in each actual areas and beyond. Nicolas Mazars has been involved in the my-own-voice development service from scratch.
Relevant Financial Relationship: Yes
Nicolas Mazars receives a salary from Acapela Group, where he is employed as the Head of Inclusive Market Owner and Business Development. Acapela Group is fully owned by Tobii Dynavox (Publ) since April 2022.
Relevant Non-Financial Relationship: No