Fighting Back With Technology: Let's Build A Voice Together

Fighting Back With Technology: Let's Build A Voice Together

From My Stuttering Life by Pedro Pena

March 30, 2026 · 1h 8m · Season 8 · Episode 155

About this episode

Kota Teratani shares his journey of developing an app to assist those with speech difficulties.

Today's featured guest is Kota Teratani . Kota is a developer from Kobe, Japan. After developing an adult-onset speech disorder at his first job, he spent years navigating conflicting diagnoses and medical treatments. In mid-2024, he taught himself to code using AI and built Vocal Proxy — an app that helps people with speech difficulties communicate with confidence. He thinks it's not about escaping communication, but about having options. I truly believe that there is healing in sharing, and I want to thank Kota for sharing his story with me today. LINKS: Email: kotateratani@hotmail.com Website: https://en.vocalproxy.com/ Thank you to Noah Swiderski (owner and producer of Briton Beats ) for your outro music. Thank you to Epidemic Sound for the intro music. https://www.epidemicsound.com/ Thank you to Mike Russell for that voice over outro. https://musicradiocreative.com If you would like to support this podcast, then I would love a cup of coffee: buymeacoff.ee/ mslpodcast Website: https://mystutteringlife.com

People in this episode

Host: Pedro Pena

Guest: Kota Teratani

Topics covered

  • technology
  • speech disorders
  • communication
  • personal stories
  • AI development

Keywords

  • speech disorder
  • communication app
  • AI
  • Kota Teratani
  • Vocal Proxy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vocal Proxy, Noah Swiderski, Briton Beats, Epidemic Sound, Mike Russell, Music Radio Creative

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