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DonnerLaParole

DonnerLaParole is a primarily text based communicator for people with speech and physical impairments - including word prediction, text-to-speech support etc. Best support for French - cross-platform Java application.

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From the authors:

This is a software that allows to enter words and sentences easily and make them talk. Which is very useful for people with disabilities.

“DonnerLaParole” can be translated in “GiveTheWord” …

There are several key features:

several input systems help you if you can’t easily access the computer:
- without any clicks, if you do not have enough strength or muscle coordination
- with a selection block mechanism, if you cannot move,
  - with just the click of a mouse or a switch,
  - with two contactors or 2 buttons if you want to access the buttons at your own pace

a set of virtual keyboards:
- computer keyboard
- style keyboard phone
- a keyboard for sign language
- keyboard customizable icons

a set of dictionaries to be able to quickly select words without having to enter all the letters (this is called predictive text input).

a manager of common sentences, to avoid having to continually enter the same words and similar phrases.

voice synthesizers, which will deliver the phrases or words typed in:
- the possibility of using voice as Virginia SAPI (Windows only)
- voices natively on Windows, Apple and Linux
- regionalization of the French language
  - with the Canadian “accent”
  - with the Belgian “accent”

a composer of iconic sentences

greater accessibility of the interface for those deprived of movement, particularly in settings

system ready for monitoring the environment (or home automation) with
- the ability to send messages through serial port
- the ability to run programs on the user’s computer
- the ability to send requests to a server