The solution is a work-in-progress. It uses Plivo's services to convert text-to-speech, which will be conferenced with Remy and the call recipient. This will allow transmission of synthesized voice. The secondary challenge was not pursued due to safety concerns.
His challenge is to create a text-to-speech app for iOS that transmits the synthesized speech over a phone call in real-time. A secondary challenge was a creation of a foot warmer for Remy's right foot which gets cold and goes numb due to bad circulation.
Remy Bernier, a hemiplegic, has speech impairment due to the mobility loss on the right-hand side of his body. Remy is an active individual that needs an app to communicate with people when he is away from home.
The build files for Text-to-speech over Phone-call are free to download from this page - open source, shared by TOM: Tikkun Olam Makers.
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