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

1. Describe the process to create your digital voice in three steps.
2. Demonstrate how quickly and easily only 10 minutes of recording are required to create your digital voice.
3. 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 Pathologists

Experience Level

Introductory

Primary Life Cycle Addressed

Elementary - Secondary (K-12); Higher Education; Adult/Senior

Session Delivery Format

In-person presentation with recording

Course 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

For Satisfactory Completion and Continuing Education information, please visit: ATIA Online Education 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

Recorded Session: This course is offered for 0.05 ASHA CEU Units or 0.5 ASHA CEU Hours per ASHA guidelines.

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