Monday, April 20, 2015

French mum creates 'universal language' app...

The French mother of an autistic child has created what is believed to be the world's first app that allows everyone and anyone to communicate together - regardless of their mother tongue or inability to speak at all.

Marie Spitz developed the "Talk Different" app that uses 700 images, colours, icons and sounds to create messages based on alternative communication techniques she practised to interact with her daughter Pauline, whose autism severely limits her speech capacity.

The key to "Talk Different," Spitz says, is the ease and accessibility that allows lost travellers, the vocally- or hearing-impaired or other verbally isolated users to construct messages on smartphones or pads that virtually anyone else will understand.

It was introduced for purchase and downloading on Google Play and Apple Store in nine international languages on Monday by Sogeti, an affiliate of French computing service giant Capgemini. Full story...

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