‘I want a voice that fits me’: teenager’s quest for communication aid with Walsall accent
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Daniel Challis, who has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak, is auditioning people to provide his new voice
Daniel Challis was born and brought up near Walsall, surrounded by family members with distinctive regional accents. Yet his communication aid sounds nothing like them, instead vocalising in a robotic version of received pronunciation. The 18-year-old, who has cerebral palsy and is unable to speak, is appealing for people to audition to provide his new voice – if they have the right accent.
“I feel uncomfortable when using my current voice and I want to sound like people around me,” said Challis. “It’s very important to me because if I wasn’t disabled, I would not be using a computer to communicate.”
