# ElevenLabs — ElevenLabs and adELA bring free voice restoration to Spain

- Company: ElevenLabs (elevenlabs.io)
- Announced: 2026-10-28
- Category: partnership-acquisition
- Coverage: not counted
- Announcement: yes
- Group: announcements
- Source: https://elevenlabs.io/blog/elevenlabs-adela
- Record: https://forck.live/items/28639-elevenlabs-and-adela-bring-free-voice-restoration-to-spain
- Subject: Voice AI

ElevenLabs is partnering with adELA, Spain's leading ALS association, to give people living with ALS across Spain free access to its voice restoration and preservation technology. The partnership is the first Spanish initiative under the ElevenLabs Impact Program, and Spain is the first country where the technology is available through a national patient association. Eligible people diagnosed with ALS can create a digital version of their voice in one of two ways: if their speech hasn't yet changed significantly, they can record new samples, and if it already has, they can upload old recordings to ElevenLabs instead. An estimated 4,000–4,500 people in Spain live with ALS, and for many it will lead to the loss of speech. Gabi Leibowitz, Head of Impact at ElevenLabs, said voice is deeply tied to identity and connection, and that voice restoration can help protect dignity, autonomy, and participation in family, work, and society. People living with ALS in Spain can apply for access through adELA.

## Evidence

Verbatim from https://elevenlabs.io/blog/elevenlabs-adela:

> Aníbal Martín is a longtime engineer in the aviation industry, who also teaches programming just outside Madrid. One summer vacation, he started to notice he was struggling with his leg. He was eventually diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a progressive neurodegenerative disease.
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> While Martín can still speak, his voice has begun to fade. He records lessons and sends audio messages to his students, and he noticed the change in his own voice. He began to feel he no longer recognized himself. But he wants to keep teaching. With ElevenLabs voice restoration, he’s been able to create a digital version of his own voice, so if he does lose his voice, he can keep sharing what he knows in a voice that’s still unmistakably his.
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> “Being able to hear my own voice means being able to remain myself,” Martín said.
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> Martín found out about ElevenLabs through adELA (Asociación Española de Esclerosis Lateral Amiotrófica), Spain’s leading ALS association. Its mission is to give people living with ALS across Spain free access to its voice restoration and preservation technology.

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