Vocable wins three W3 awards, including Best in Show | WillowTree
Summary
Vocable is a free, open source mobile app that uses AR head movement tracking to help individuals with conditions that restrict or inhibit speech, such as MS, stroke, ALS, spinal cord injuries, and even COVID-19, more easily with their caregivers and loved ones. A former WillowTree designer uncovered the need for this technology in mid-2019, when his girlfriend became temporarily paralyzed due to Guillain-Barre Syndrome, and the couple found that there was a lack of affordable software available to help individuals communicate without speech. Less than a year later, a team of fourteen WillowTree designers, developers, and researchers released Vocable AAC into the App Store and Google Play, reaching over 1,000 users worldwide in just a few weeks. With Apple’s latest hardware releases featuring the iPhone 12’s 5G connectivity, A14 bionic chip, and LiDAR scanner, we expect the use of AR and machine learning in mobile apps to continue to rise. Fortunately for our clients, WillowTree’s unique approach to innovation ensures that our team members have already invested the time to learn and build digital products using these technologies.
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