Making Our Voices Heard
Speech is a key part of a person’s identity. Voice matters to personal identity and expression, and connection with family and friends. The majority of people living with ALS/MND are eventually robbed of this fundamental part of their humanity.
This can be overcome using voice preservation technologies, but our research shows this is not equitably accessible. The Alliance seeks to provide universal access to technology to improve the quality of life of people living with ALS/MND. The ideal for every individual living with ALS/MND worldwide is to have the right to access voice preservation upon diagnosis.
The Voice Preservation Project
The Alliance, through a collaboration between Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia (HUN) and the Asociación Colombiana de ELA (ACELA), has launched a pilot project to deliver voice preservation technology to people living with ALS/MND in Colombia. This will serve as the basis on which future plans will be made on how best to scale to reach more people around the world.
If you would like to join us in expanding our reach to more people, please donate. We deeply appreciate your support.
Watch this video to find out more from the Alliance and its Information Technology Advisory Council (ITAC).
Watch this video to hear from Orlando Ruiz, founder of ACELA and a person living with ALS/MND, as he emphasizes the devastation of losing your voice. He goes on to explain the potential of voice banking technology to preserve dignity, autonomy and identity, and ensure no one loses their voice to ALS/MND.
Keep Up To Date
This project is in development and more details and information are coming soon! If you are interested in learning more, sign up to get periodic updates as the work progresses.
Disclaimer: Voice preservation is not designed, intended or made available for diagnosis, treatment or prevention of diseases or for use as a medical device. It is also not designed or intended to replace or be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or judgment.