Look to Speak: helping people communicate with their eyes

Something new.
And absolutely one of my favourite projects this year.

Read the official Google blog post.

Look to Speak is an Android app from “Experiments with Google” that enables people to use their eyes to select pre-written phrases and have them spoken aloud → https://t.co/jr2svDWjgc pic.twitter.com/iSpbevqVbM

— Google (@Google) December 8, 2020

Using a simplified eye gaze interaction, look left or right to select phrases on screen. Each time you look, the phrases narrow down until you get to the one you want. Learn more at https://t.co/jr2svDWjgc. pic.twitter.com/RUJt8VnwjQ

— Google (@Google) December 8, 2020

“Now conversations can happen where there would normally be silence.” – Richard Cave, Speech Therapist

Read more about how we worked with the disability community to create Look to Speak. https://t.co/zqYGMxaU1h

— Google (@Google) December 8, 2020

Use Google's 'Look to Speak' App to Talk With Your Eyes https://t.co/CfVR1k68mJ pic.twitter.com/JmeAbwPVC0

— Lifehacker (@lifehacker) December 8, 2020

There is currently a big battle happening between Android and iOS on the accessibility front. They keep one-upping each other and doing it off OS update cycles in a bid to get ahead. I LOVE it. Good for the world:https://t.co/BubCybG9wg

— Dieter Bohn (@backlon) December 8, 2020

Google Look to Speak lets you use your eyes to select and speak phrases https://t.co/kvEPkADmzh pic.twitter.com/vBjwihV3Oz

— The Verge (@verge) December 9, 2020

I love this app https://t.co/i8OqBDpQNr

— Abdi Omar (@AbdiOmartv) December 9, 2020

Look to Speak is a free Android app from 'Experiments with Google'. People use their eyes to select pre-written phrases (they can customize) and have them spoken aloud. It works with voice banking. Huge thanks to @sarahezekiel and @AbdiOmartv! Please RT. https://t.co/1HIMA54JRE

— Richard Cave (@speedoftrust27) December 8, 2020

❤️❤️❤️ https://t.co/Dxw9xupw6I

— KR Liu (@krliu_advocate) December 8, 2020

Can’t wait to see how this app helps people all over the world with speech and motor impairments. Great work from our @ExpWithGoogle team https://t.co/Cq1nwYW8aK

— Lorraine Twohill (@LorraineTwohill) December 9, 2020