Visual Speech is a web app made for the NwHacks 2021 hackathon in under 24 hours.
Our society is becoming increasingly more dependent on technology, and thus, the use and accessibility of commonly used devices for individuals who have visual or auditory impairment becomes increasingly important. Our goal is to develop a solution that allows this minority group to communicate more conveniently, helping them fully participate and engage in society.
Visual Speech is a web app that allows visually impaired users to connect to hearing impaired users. Voice messages sent by visually impaired users are received as text messages by hearing impaired users, allowing for seamless communication.
- Node.js and Express for backend
- Firestore (Firebase) for storing messages and audio buffers
- React in frontend
- Google cloud services: Text-to-Speech and Speech-to-Text
