Requirements
Although about 2% of the people in the world stutter, there is very little research into helping people who do. There is no know cause, no known cure.
iCanSpeak is a deeply personal project. It comes from years of sharing the challenges of someone who stutters, and looking for anything you can do to help.
Research has shown that a technique called ‘choral speaking’ has been successful for some people who stutter. Choral speaking involves two or more people saying the same thing, at the same time.
Choral speaking can be simulated with technology, though to date it has been expensive and cumbersome.
Implementation by RKIL
RKIL create an app that provides people who stutter with the option to use an iPhone with the Live module to simulate choral speaking. To assist with work with a Speech Pathologist, the Techniques module provides exercises that can assist with establishing and maintaining fluency.
The project is also building a Care module which will provide ways to gather data and work with a Speech Language Pathologist remotely.