Real stories
Lives changing, one sentence at a time
Films from wards, therapy rooms and family homes. New patient and therapist stories are added to this reel as they are recorded.
Rehabilitation ward
The first sentence after the stroke
Guided by his therapist, Michael uses Kalam Connect to say what he needs — out loud, in his own phrasing, for the first time in three weeks.
Stroke communication, rebuilt
When the words are gone, Kalam gives them back.
Kalam Connect is an augmentative communication app for stroke survivors, created by a senior stroke consultant and a senior IT consultant so patients can talk with their family, their doctors and their nurses again.
- 1 in 3
- stroke survivors live with aphasia
- < 5 sec
- average time to a clear answer
- 22 yrs
- digital delivery experience behind it
- NHS
- clinician-led design partnership
Speak in seconds
Large, high-contrast phrase tiles speak out loud in a natural voice — no typing, no spelling required.
Clinically shaped
Vocabulary sets designed with stroke consultants and speech and language therapists for aphasia and dysarthria.
Family at the centre
Relatives add names, routines and photos so the app sounds like the person, not like a machine.
Ward to living room
The same profile follows the patient from the acute bed to rehabilitation and home.
Bring Kalam Connect to your ward or your family
We work with stroke units, therapy teams and families to set up vocabulary, train carers and measure the difference it makes.
Talk to the team