Upworthy Voices: Archer created an app to help his sister speak

The Calder family has two kids - a nonverbal 14-year-old daughter named Della with a rare genetic condition called Bainbridge-Ropers Syndrome, and her 16-year-old brother Archer, who noticed that she didn't have easy, affordable access to communication tools.
Archer dreamed of being able to communicate easily with his own sister - and he found a way to help other families struggling with the same communication gaps in the process.
In January 2020, he coded an app called Freespeech, a tool that allows people to communicate through buttons with visual symbols that represent different words.
He first posted video of his sister as a beta tester on TikTok, where thousands loved it - and eventually, more experienced developers opted to contribute additional code via the open-source code-sharing platform GitHub.
"Even if it helps one person - even if that one person is my sister - it's still worth it to me, to put in those hours," says Archer.
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[@deeclark386]

What a remarkable young man. His parents must be immensely proud of him ❤

[@sticky.kumquat8395]

thank you Archer for helping those like your sister and my daughter with this condition be able to have a voice

[@mikepsych283]

Why not give credit to the actual creator of this video so that people can like him on tiktok

[@thecrazyhobo]

He has a very bright future ahead of him. And, thanks to him, his sister does, too. 💕

[@chichisfurryfriendsshow]

Wow! What an amazing guy and family!! 🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

[@stewsmith3536]

Outstanding work-How can I get this for a family member?

[@shayna110]

Asher, you’re an amazing brother and young man.

[@mnadimsz8812]

❤❤❤

[@lailatokhtakhunova4692]

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[@ForSeraph]

Beautiful.

[@alphalax7747]

Awesome

[@TheQueerLeaf99]

❤️

[@jillvick8362]

What an amazing brother!

[@smithsamuel3911]

Hello dear