My Voice
A free resource · Prototype
A free communication tool after a stroke
A stroke can take away speech while leaving everything else — the thoughts, the person, the wish to be heard. My Voice is a simple, free tool that speaks for someone who can’t easily find the words: big buttons for everyday needs, feelings and emergencies, read aloud.
It opens in a new tab in your language, and works on a phone, tablet or computer.
What it does
- Big, clear buttons for everyday phrases — “I need the toilet”, “I’m in pain”, “I love you” — read aloud by the device’s own voice.
- Yes, No, Not sure and Wait at the top of every screen, a 0–10 pain scale with a picture to show where it hurts, and a box to type a word and show it in large print.
- Emotion cards, an emergency screen, a “build a sentence” helper, and a card that tells other people how to talk with them.
- Carer settings: add the names of family and friends and your own phrases, and tick the needs that fit (weak hand, aphasia, low vision) to get suggested settings such as bigger buttons and high contrast. Everything stays on the device.
Who it’s for
Stroke survivors — especially with aphasia — and the families and carers beside them. No sign-up, no cost, nothing to install.
Also from Valora Parentis — My Companion: a gentle daily check-in so you know a parent living alone is okay. See My Companion →
Free, and a work in progress
This is an early prototype we’re sharing openly in the hope it helps. Use it, share it, and tell us what would make it better.
These free tools come from Valora Parentis. If it's the whole computer that overwhelms someone — not just a phone or a message, often after a stroke — that's what we make: a Windows app that turns it into one calm screen of a few big buttons. One payment, no subscription. See the My World app for Windows