Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 13 December 2022

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Autism

Autism Policy and Assistive Technology: Ms Carmel Ryan and Mr. Fiacre Ryan

Ms Carmel Ryan:

There is a voice output on the iPads with an app called Assistive Express. That has a computer voice, so when Fiacre types a sentence it speaks it back so he has the voice output. He has spelled out that he wants his own computer voice, like Charlie Bird. He does not want my voice anymore. That is the kind of progression one would have. When we do the lessons, we have a progression video where we video Fiacre at the very beginning stage right up along to what he is able to do today.