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Dr. Jun Wang, Callier Center researcher, and Fred Venners, research volunteer <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Callier Center gives a voice to people who don\u2019t have one, and the research of Dr. Jun Wang is a core part of that mission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang is developing a silent speech processor, in which a person\u2019s lips and tongue movements will be recognized by a sensor and then translated into spoken words. When completed, the device will help individuals who have no larynx and are unable to produce vocal sounds on their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI feel like it\u2019s kind of my responsibility now, because I can see from patients that they are looking forward to devices like this,\u201d said Wang, who is an assistant professor of bioengineering and of communication sciences and disorders at UT Dallas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Plano businessman Fred Venners is one patient who hopes that Wang\u2019s research becomes reality. He had his larynx removed as a result of a cancer diagnosis in 2014 and now uses a voice prosthesis device that allows him to speak in a robotic-sounding, electronic voice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Recently, Venners volunteered for Wang\u2019s project by having his lips and tongue connected to a computer that captures movement information.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI think it will help people in situations like mine,\u201d Venners said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wang\u2019s research is supported by the National Institutes of Health and by the American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation. He hopes to have a working prototype within a few years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI hope this project can improve the quality of life for those who don\u2019t have a larynx.\u201d <\/p> \u2013 Dr. Jun Wang, Callier Center researcher<\/em> <\/cite><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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