September, an assistive communication app
September
An app that speaks for people with ALS, MND, or other speech difficulties. It helps you communicate full thoughts with fewer keystrokes.
AACappsstopatsavedphrases
Most AAC apps are built around a small set of preset phrases. I wanted to communicate without constraints. Started building September for myself two years ago.
Wordsarekeys
After seeing Google's Project VOICE, I realized that words can be keys. Built the whole experience from scratch around that.
AIdoesthesetup
AI sets up spaces and shortcuts, and refreshes the suggestions as you type.

Suggestionsarestripesofkeys
Each row is a sentence that can come next.
Shortcodesforwholephrases
Type a short code, get the whole phrase.
Tagssetthetone
My voice is an ElevenLabs clone, made from old videos of me. Still working on emotion and tone.
Thesametyping,fornotes
A note holds prepared text inside a space. Present shows the note full screen, in my voice. Export makes a captioned video.

Lesstyping

Two years and 678 commits. Building September has the longer story.