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    Voice Banking?

    Hi everyone
    My Mam has bulbar and her voice is now deteriorating. I have heard of something called Voice Banking but not sure what it is, what it does or how you do it. Is it an app? Any advice would be welcome please.
    Happy Friday everyone
    Lesley x
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    #2
    Hi Lesley;

    There are two real lines to take now. One is to contact her SALT and at the same time Ring Mnda connect as they used to have a specialist in this area.

    Love Terry
    TB once said that "The forum is still the best source for friendship and information."

    It will only remain so if new people post and keep us updated on things that work or don't work and tips.

    Please post on old threads that are of use so that others see them and feel free to start new subjects and threads.

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      #3
      Thanks Terry, will do that x

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        #4
        MNDA Connect will be very helpful. They have a couple of experts in voice banking and may even assist with funding – using a system called Acapela. A person has to read aloud 350 short sentences which are processed into a universal voice file that can be used with several text to speech applications.

        A person’s voice needs to be quite good to undertake this, so your mam’s deterioration might be a problem.

        Doug
        Diagnosed April 2017

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          #5
          You might find this Info Sheet helpful, Lesley:

          https://static.mndassociation.org/app/uploads/2017/05/19135029/07D-Voice-banking.pdf


          Love Ellie.
          ​Diagnosed 03/2007. Sporadic Definite ALS/MND Spinal (hand) Onset.
          Significant bulbar impairment - No functional limbs - No speech - Feeding tube - Overnight NIV - Eye gaze user          .
          ​

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            #6
            Following on from what Doug said, depending how bad her speech is, she could have someone else record the sentences for her if they sound fairly similar. I myself recorded 70% of mine and my wife completed them for me when my speech got too bad. Which means I occasionally have a slight Welsh lilt every now and then. :-)

            Definitely worth doing if you can. I have the app on my iPhone and sometimes use a Bluetooth keyboard so I can type faster.

            Hope this helps
            Sarah

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              #7
              Thanks everyone, this forum is so fab.

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