Some phones and computers ###### digital voices. The same ###### also can talk for ###### who have trouble speaking ###### their own. Some people ###### talk. Sometimes it is ###### of an illness. Sometimes ###### were born unable to ######. Now, they can use ###### to talk.

Now scientists ###### making voices that sound ###### like the people who ###### them. They do not ###### like computer voices.

People All Over The World Donate Their Voices

Scientists ###### with people who are ###### their voices to help ######.]]>
One is ###### Pandya from Columbia, Maryland. ###### is 16 years old. ###### plans to spend her ###### talking into her computer. ###### will save what she ###### on her computer. Then ###### will send it to ###### company that will use ###### to build a new ######.

Her voice could help ###### of many Americans who ###### trouble talking.

Pandya began ###### her voice last summer, ###### headphones and speaking into ###### computer. Then she asked ###### to do the same.

VocaliD Mixes Voices From Different People

###### Patel started VocaliD, the ###### that builds new voices.]]>
###### company saves the sounds ###### the person who has ###### talking. Then those sounds ###### mixed with another voice. ###### voice is picked to ###### the sounds of the ###### person.

Scientists have been ###### how to do this ###### years.

Tim Bunnell is ###### of the scientists who ###### it. He has made ###### for many people. Some ###### able to save their ###### voices when they could ###### talk.

Patel worked with ###### as a scientist.]]>
###### around the world have ######. Some are 6 years ###### and some are 91 ###### old.

Building New Voices Is Not Easy

Patel said she ###### working to make it ###### to build voices. Right ######, it costs too much ###### some people to get ###### new voice. People who ###### their voices have to ###### a long time. Many ###### them do not finish.

###### Gregoire was one of ###### first people to receive ###### new voice.]]>
Getting the voice was ###### getting back something that ###### been taken, Gregoire said.]]>