Voice4u Behind the Stage (4) – The Audio

Voice4u Behind the Stage (4) – The Audio

The audio on Voice4u is of a fairly low pitch. Many autistic kids have very sensitive hearing, and are therefore made uncomfortable by high voices. In consideration of this problem, we carefully chose an individual with a clear and low voice to provide audio for our...
Voice4u Behind the Stage (3) – The Graphics

Voice4u Behind the Stage (3) – The Graphics

The specialists were very helpful and gave me lots of advice about how I should go about creatingVoice4u. The teachers and speech therapists recommended that the icons don’t wear clothes and don’t have hair. The reason behind this suggestion was that...
Voice4u Behind the Stage (3) – The Graphics

Voice4u Behind the Stage (2) – The Professionals

When I was informed that Wataru may have autism, I was sent to another specialized hospital. It wasn’t until several months later that he was diagnosed with autism. Because his mental development was recognized as being slower than normal, he was put into...
Voice4u Behind the Stage (3) – The Graphics

Voice4u Behind the Stage (1) – The Beginning

In this post, we will be telling the stories behind the creation of Voice4u. This will consist of a series of stories, so please enjoy yourself and read them if you wish! I am the mother of two children. I have a daughter who is eighteen years old, and a son, Wataru,...
Voice4u Behind the Stage (3) – The Graphics

A Loving Grandmother with Voice4u

I am sure that you are all already aware that an iPhone or iPod touch is needed in order use Voice4u. Today, I gave an informational presentation to the families of children with special needs on how to use the iPhone. Although Voice4u is easy to use after just a...