Research

What's Been Said

We know our clients love the Speaking Books, but more importantly, our end users LOVE them too!

  • “The book you gave me means a lot to me and my family.”

  • “The book is interesting, it makes me feel safe. It can change people’s lives.”

  • “I love the book, and I love everything that is written in the book. Thank you!”

  • “I think the book is incredible and it is helping many people out there.”

  • “It is fun to listen to. When I feel lonely it keeps me company – I love it. I wish you could make more of them, they really help.”

  • “I want to tell you that you made me to understand what depression is. Thank you, I love the book.”

  • “It was so great to read the book. I don’t know what would happen to us if you didn’t give us the books.”

  • “It is a very beautiful book; you must take it to the library to help other children.”

  • “The book helped them stop suicide and to stop laughing at someone who is in trouble or is seeking help.”

  • “I would just say that this book is going to help save many people’s lives because we are losing many family and friends because of depression.”

  • “You can read or listen to Lillian Dube telling you about depression!”

  • “It is easy to understand the book - if you don’t understand, press the book button and it will make it easy.”

Community workers see Speaking Books as an extremely helpful tool!

  • “What I like best is when my patients listen to the voice from the book because they didn't know how to read.”

  • “I like this book because it will make it easier to teach my clients and other people.”

  • “Explanation is simple, not complicated. I think that everybody, even people from rural areas can understand.”

  • “Those people who listen to the book, they want to listen again to other messages which can help to understand that having depression and HIV/AIDS does not mean to die isolated from the community.”

  • “The patients feel comfortable and feel happy when I opened it and I asked them to listen carefully.”

  • “They think that the book will help them to relieve their depression and to be able to recognize some symptoms.”

  • “After playing the book, it is easier for them to go to the clinic.”