Louder than Words: CurePSP Launches Free Voice Program in Partnership with ElevenLabs

CurePSP is proud to announce a new partnership with ElevenLabs, a leader in AI voice technology, to bring free voice banking and voice cloning services to people living with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) and corticobasal degeneration (CBD)*.

Through ElevenLabs' Impact Program, an initiative aimed at providing one million free licenses through partner nonprofits, eligible individuals can now access these powerful communication tools at no cost. To learn more or apply, visit the Louder than Words program page.

Changes to speech are one of the most emotionally challenging and isolating aspects of living with PSP and CBD. The ability to speak — to share a thought, tell a story or simply say "I love you" — is deeply personal. Voice banking and voice cloning can help preserve that connection, keeping a person's unique voice alive even as the disease progresses.

Voice banking is the process of recording words and phrases in your own voice to create a personalized library of speech you can draw from later. Voice cloning takes this a step further — using artificial intelligence, ElevenLabs can generate an entire library of words and phrases from existing voice clips, even ones you did not directly record. The result is something far more human than a standard text-to-speech tool: a voice that sounds like you.

Getting started requires only a tablet, smartphone or computer. To verify your diagnosis, a physician (typically a neurologist) will complete and sign a diagnosis verification form, which you will submit with your application. Full eligibility details and step-by-step guidance are available here.

CurePSP strongly recommends working with a speech-language pathologist throughout the process, and ElevenLabs offers direct technical support for any questions about the program itself.

Few people understand the impact of this technology better than former Rep. Jennifer Wexton. Living with PSP herself, Wexton has spoken openly about how the disease has "robbed" her of her "full voice." She cried happy tears when she first heard her new AI-generated voice, built from a collection of old speeches. "AI technology can be a scary new frontier, especially if used in the wrong ways by people with malicious intentions," she shared. "But it can also provide new, unimaginable and life-changing opportunities for Americans with disabilities." A change in speech should never mean a loss of voice.

*If you have an MSA diagnosis and are interested in the voice program, please see Mission MSA’s collaboration with ElevenLabs by clicking here.