Lottery to give a ‘voice’
A Christchurch; man who became a quadra,plegic and lost the ability to speak in an accident in 1972 will soon be able to "talk” again. On Friday, Peter Noble will I be presented with a. cheque from Lotto and Golden Kiwi profits so he can buy a device which
will enable mm to speak. Mr Noble, who is cared for at the St John of God Hospital, in Halswell, applied, with the help of his brother; to the Lottery Board for a grant to help him buy a device which synthesises speech. The Communicator enables a speech
impaired! person to enter a message on a keyboard and it then speaks the message i using an electronic voice. The cheque for $2605 will be presented to Mr Noble by Mrs Pauline O’Connor, I the Christchurch member of the Lottery Board committee
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Press, 7 April 1988, Page 6
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