sanjayws/freespeech

A free program designed to help the non-verbal.

Freespeech

A free program designed to help the non-verbal.

Why Was This Created?

Freespeech was created in response to the few programs out there for non-verbal people that all cost upwards of $200 to $300. As a sibling of a non-verbal sister, I understand that these heavy costs can be big investments for families, especially ones that are not in the financial position to spend that kind of money. I hope Freespeech can get to the point where it can be a viable alternative to the other expensive apps out there. My goal is to help people communicate without a hefty cost.

Many people requested to donate to the project. I'd first recommend you donate to the Make A Wish charity as they gave my Sister, Della, a wish. If you feel inclined to donate to me and the development of this project, feel free to support me on ko-fi. I am trying to buy myself a new computer as I am currently developing off my parent's laptop. Any money left over after expenses will go to Make A Wish.

Getting Started

Install the prerequisites along with Python 3.8. Cd into the Freespeech folder and run the app by running app.py.

Prerequisites

Original Project

• Python 3.8
• Eel
• Beautiful Soup 4

Can install dependencies with pip install -r requirements.txt

Vue Project

Vue setup can be found here

Contributing

Can find our source code on Github.

Please read CONTRIBUTING.md for details on our code of conduct, and the process for submitting pull requests to us. When contributing, email me at [email protected].

Authors

• Archer Calder - Initial work - Merkie
• Bailey Townsend - Help with text to speech functionality and move to Vue - GitHub Linkedin
• Rees Draminski - Help with JavaScript - reesdraminski

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Acknowledgments

• Thanks to TikTok for getting this project recognition.