A disabled academician, who is also a doctor, began to lose his voice as his disease progressed. This person, who is also a disability rights advocate, received support from iPhone to protect his voice.
native of New Zealand Tristram Ingham, is a doctor who conducts academic research and is one of the leaders of the disabled community. Ingham himself struggles with a disease called fascioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). This disorder causes deterioration of the face, shoulder and arm muscles.
People suffering from FSHD may lose their ability to speak and eat over time. in 2013 Ingham, who started using a wheelchair, says that he started to notice that his voice was changing in recent years. To protect his voice, he gets support from iPhone.
Ingham relies on iPhone to protect his voice
Ingham’s experiences “At the end of a long day It’s getting harder and harder for me to raise my voice I noticed. I was supposed to give a presentation at a conference last month, but I couldn’t speak that day because I was out of breath. Even though I prepared the presentation someone else to do it was necessary.” He explains as follows.
Saying that he may not be able to use his speaking voice in the future Ingham, says that from a human perspective he put it out of his mind because there was nothing he could do about it. Apple came to Ingham’s aid. iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma made available together with Personal Voice ran the feature. With Personal Voice, users who are at risk of losing their ability to speak can record a 15-minute voice reading a series of texts. Thus, a voice that resembles people’s own voices can be created using samples taken from their speech.
In this technology, Apple neural networks It makes it possible to have conversations with artificial intelligence by training it entirely on the device. In this way, accessibility opportunities in the speech area are improved while ensuring the privacy of users.
Apple continues its work on access
Regarding this technology, Ingham said, “Disabled communities on our behalf The speaking agent attaches great importance to sounds. Historically, people with disabilities have had their helpers or families speak on their behalf. “If technology allows a voice to be preserved and preserved, this means independence and self-management.” he said.
Ingham for Apple The Lost Voice He also voiced the children’s book of the same name with his own Personal Voice in the movie. This movie International Day of Persons with Disabilities It was prepared for.
Apple’s website that can voice text for accessibility Live Talk It also has a feature.
Apple has a short film called “Lost Voice” featuring Ingham
Source :
https://www.apple.com/tr/newsroom/2023/11/a-disability-advocate-preserves-his-voice-with-iphone/