Voice It

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The Voice It is a simple DIY device.  It reads the text stored on an RFID tag, then looks for an audio file on its SD card with the same name, and plays the file through the internal speaker.  You control which objects have an RFID tag and you control what's contained in the audio file. The Bliss Tactile Symbols, by default, include an internal pocket, just big enough to hold a simple RFID tag.  The Voice It comes with English and Spanish sound files for each of the 243 out-of-the-box tactile symbols. You can also attach an RFID tag to any physical object and encode that tag with text using an inexpensive, RFID tag writer.  The Voice It SD card can be removed and additional audio files can be added using a PC. By default, the Voice It "talks" in English but you can easily create an RFID-based language token to switch the language to Spanish or any other language you've put on the SD card. Download and unzip the Voice It.zip file. For information about assembling and using the Voice It go here (https://volksswitch.org/index.php/volks-devices/voice-it/). The full Voice It assembly involves approximately $120 in off-the-shelf electronics and can be performed with a set of small screwdrivers. Here's the Voice It in action: https://youtu.be/y6KXqkRKtZI Update 23-Oct-2021 - modified the design for the top of the enclosure to support both embedded nuts and slide-in nuts. Corner machine screws were increased in length from 1.5 inches to 2 inches to engage the slide-in nuts if present. Assembly instructions were enhanced to remind users to embed the corner nuts while printing the enclosure top if possible.