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Google launches Look to Speak app to facilitate communication for people with speech, motor skills problems in Ukraine
KYIV. Nov 4 (Interfax-Ukraine) – Google, with the support of Ukraine’s First Lady Olena Zelenska, launched the Look to Speak application in Ukraine, which allows you to select ready-made phrases and play them aloud using eye movements.
"Most recently, we made the app available in Ukrainian to help refugees and veterans of the war," the Google blog post says.
Google first launched Look to Speak about two years ago, and since then the app has been launched in 18 more languages.
"When someone has only a speech disorder, they can still write to communicate. But when there are also motor disorders, people can end up with no way to communicate. With Look to Speak, even if someone can’t communicate using their mouth, they can communicate with their eyes. This allows caregivers and others in their environment to listen and understand in new ways. Communication is a two-way process, and the Look to Speak app can act as a bridge," said Oksana Lyalka, the founder and president of the Ukrainian Society for Speech and Language Therapy.
