Acapela Group and the Team Gleason Foundation are proud to announce the renewal of their partnership, first established in 2019. This extension will continue their collaborative work through 2029, marking a decade of shared impact in voice preservation. Together, the organizations continue to expand access to My-Own-Voice, a technology that empowers individuals facing speech loss to preserve one of their most defining traits: their own voice.
A Shared Commitment to Preserving Voices, Identity, and Human Connection
The renewed partnership coincides with the launch of My-Own-Voice 5, the newest version of Acapela’s advanced and widely trusted voice preservation solution—built and refined through direct input from the ALS community and years of collaboration with Team Gleason.
At the heart of the collaboration is a commitment to core values: ensuring that each digital voice belongs fully to its user—offline, user-owned, and protected—and is handled in a legally and ethically responsible manner.
A Partnership Built on Impact and Shared Principles
From the beginning, both organizations have shared a core belief: Every person deserves the right to communicate with a voice that feels like them.
Since 2019, Team Gleason and Acapela Group have worked side by side to ensure that people living with ALS and other speech-impacting conditions can preserve their voice early and easily. The impact has been significant:
- Thousands of My-Own-Voice licenses subsidized for individuals living with ALS.
- Continuous improvements to My-Own-Voice driven by real user feedback.
- Co-development of the MOV Learning & Teaching Program (L&T) in 2025, including webinars, tutorials, and educational resources.
“Preserving one’s voice is preserving one’s identity. Our long-standing partnership with Acapela Group ensures that people living with ALS can keep something deeply personal and meaningful. As we approach ten years of collaboration, we remain committed to expanding access and breaking barriers together.”
— Blair Casey, Team Gleason Foundation
“Team Gleason has been instrumental in shaping what My-Own-Voice has become. This partnership fuels innovation and real-world impact, and Acapela’s voice preservation today is the result of years of listening—to users, families, clinicians, and the community we serve together.”
— Nicolas Mazars, Head of Inclusive Market, Acapela Group
Visit the Team Gleason Booth to Explore My-Own-Voice 5
The Acapela team is honored to join Team Gleason at ASHA 2025, highlighting the partnership and its community impact.
My-Own-Voice 5: Faster, Easier, More Personal
With My-Own-Voice 5, voice preservation becomes faster, easier, and more personal. MOV 5 delivers a clearer, smoother, and more expressive digital voice—shaped by years of Team Gleason user feedback and the shared mission of both organizations.
Key features of My-Own-Voice 5 include:
- 45 seconds to register
- 5-10 minutes of recording with 50 short phrases
- 3-month free trial
- Fully user-owned, with offline access
- Available in 25 languages, trusted by 16,000+ users
About Team Gleason
Founded by Steve Gleason after his ALS diagnosis, the Team Gleason Foundation provides technology, equipment, support, and advocacy to people living with ALS. Team Gleason is driven by the belief that everyone deserves to live with purpose, dignity, and independence.
About Acapela Group
Acapela Group brings over 30 years of expertise in voice technology, supported by a small, dedicated team. Its advanced AI Text-to-Speech portfolio includes 250+ voices across 30+ languages, with a strong focus on custom-branded and personalized voices. Acapela is committed to accessibility and inclusiveness, ensuring its voices empower all users. The company is an independent subsidiary of Dynavox Group, the global leader in assistive communication.
