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The Dominic Barker Trust, a UK charity called Dom's Fund, has
been set up for research into stammering..
The fund is in memory of a witty, intelligent and much loved
young man for whom the burden of stammering was so great that
he took his own life. The trust has sponsored VoiceAmp to develop
a telephone interface for Stammerers that rely on the telephone
but find the anxiety too much to cope with. Helen & Alan
Barker recently visited VoiceAmp in Cape Town to meet the research
team, headed up by Andre Hoek.
VoiceAmp’s MD, Alan Falck, said “VoiceAmp are delighted
to be involved in this project and have applied for IDC backing.
This project will push the boundaries of assistive devices and
take technology to new heights. User trials are commencing
with two major Universities.“
http://www.dominicbarkertrust.org.uk/
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