Funding Available.
Please see below for funding available for SpeakUnique voices.
Applying for Funding.
Once you have listened to a sample of your synthetic voice, you can apply for funding before you download the voice. Applications for funding are completed through your SpeakUnique account.
For more information on our current funding partnerships, please see below:
NHS Scotland
MND Association
MND Scotland
PSPA
MSA Trust
Ataxia UK
Mouth Cancer Foundation
MND and Me
Funding through NHS Scotland.
NHS Scotland will cover the cost of a SpeakUnique synthetic voice to any individual who could benefit. You need to have been assessed by a healthcare professional (e.g. a speech and language therapist) to access this funding.
This funding is available thanks to Scottish Government’s “Provision of Communication Equipment” legislation. If you are a healthcare professional looking to engage with this funding please email info@speakunique.co.uk to discuss.
Funding for people with Motor Neurone Disease in the UK.
Motor Neurone Disease Association (MNDA) and MND Scotland will fund voices for people in England, Northern Ireland and Wales or in Scotland, respectively.
Both charities will fund the cost of a Voice Build, Voice Repair or Voice Design to anyone who has a confirmed diagnosis of Motor Neurone Disease or Kennedy’s Disease.
Please note you cannot apply for funding retrospectively.
Funding through PSPA.
PSPA are able to offer funding for Voice Build, Voice Repair or Voice Design, to those living with a confirmed diagnosis of either PSP (progressive supranuclear palsy) or CBD (corticobasal degeneration) in the UK.
To access this funding, please submit a funding request through your SpeakUnique account. This will be available once you have listened to samples of your synthetic voice. You will need to provide contact details for a healthcare professional to support this application.
For people living in Scotland, your healthcare professional will need to demonstrate why the voice cannot be paid for as part of NHS Scotland provision.
Funding through the MSA Trust.
The MSA Trust are able to offer funding for Voice Build and Voice Repair for their members living with MSA (multiple system atrophy) in the UK and Ireland. Please make sure you have registered with the Trust and that you have the support of a Speech and Language Therapist or MSA Health Care Specialist before applying for funding.
To access this funding, please submit a funding request through your SpeakUnique account. This will be available once you have listened to samples of your synthetic voice. You will need to provide contact details for a healthcare professional to support this application.
Funding through Ataxia UK
Ataxia UK can offer funding for Voice Build, Voice Repair and Voice Design for people with ataxia who live in the UK. To access this funding please submit a funding request through your SpeakUnique account.
This will be available once you have listened to samples of your synthetic voice. You will need to provide contact details for a healthcare professional to support this application.
If you have any questions about asking for funding from Ataxia UK please contact the Ataxia UK Helpline on 0800 995 6037 or by email at help@ataxia.org.uk.
Funding through Mouth Cancer Foundation
The Mouth Cancer Foundation will offer funding for Voice Build, Voice Repair and Voice Design for patients, who live in the UK and are at risk of losing their voice through surgery and treatment of head and neck cancers. To access this funding please submit a funding request through your SpeakUnique account.
This will be available once you have listened to samples of your synthetic voice. You will need to provide contact details for a healthcare professional or speech and language therapist to support this application.
For further information visit www.mouthcancerfoundation.org/saving-voices/ or email info@mouthcancerfoundation.org.
Funding through MND and Me Foundation
The MND and Me Foundation will offer funding for Voice Build, Voice Repair and Voice Design for patients, who live in Queensland Australia and have a confirmed diagnosis of MND. If not already registered with the Foundation, a Client Contact Form and Consent Form will be required.
To access this funding please submit a funding request through your SpeakUnique account. This will be available once you have listened to samples of your synthetic voice. You will need to provide contact details for a healthcare professional or speech therapist to support this application.
For further information or to gain a copy of the Client Contact and Consent Forms, please email services@mndandme.com.au.
