Design Proposal for a Software Tool for Speech Therapy. Modern Application Structure of Visual Speech Therapy App for Children

Abstract

This thesis describes results of study into development of a Visual Speech Therapy tool for therapy of speech impediments. It describes what Visual Speech Therapy tools are, their benefits, and what tools are available on the market. Main focus being therapy for children and teenagers with dysarthria, hearing problems, and functional speech impediments. After introducing the therapy tools it presents technologies available to development of such tools, weighing their limitations and benefits against each other and presenting the best one. It also proposes how such a tool would be developed and used by its end users. Lastly it suggests how to move forward with the project and develop a working product from this proposition.