Your computer has a voice: both Windows and Macs have built in text-to-speech functions for the visually impaired. Using these, you can make the machine recite anything you type, Stephen Hawking-style ...

Such difficulties extend to people with speech impediments, since stutters and other kinds of interrupted or unpredictable speech patterns make it challenging to dictate usable copy to a computer.

Google's Pixel devices focus on a new feature that will allow users to type-to-talk or type in what they want to say on phone calls for those with no energy to speak. However, it will produce ...