Showing posts with label AAC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label AAC. Show all posts
Monday, December 13, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
More AAC Apps Coming to iPad
The world of AAC is opening up even more. A number of new iPhone/iTouch/iPad apps are being added to the broad field of AAC apps in the iTunes App Store.
First TouchChat by Satillo offers the advantages of a well known and widely used AAC system that has been around for over a decade since the original ChatPC on the iDevices. Four vocabulary page sets come with the TouchChat - VocabPC, MultiChat15, Spelling and Primary. A number of other vocabulary page sets can be purchased if more suitable such as Inman Innovations Word Power and PRC's iEssence for literate users. The TouchChat uses SymbolStix symbols with over 8,000 available. TouchChat offers something unique to complete iDevice AAC systems - a sharing site where page sets can be posted and used by others. The TouchChat app is $149 with additional costs for more vocabulary page sets and $59 for six months access to iShare. A Windows based desktop editor is also available for $59, it must be used with a subscription to iShare. This allows off-device programming. The device also offers a choice of five synthesized voices.
Conley Solutions is adding a full AAC app to its Tap Speak Button and TapSpeak Sequence apps. Tap Speak Choices uses Mayer-Johnson Pictures Symbols, allows 1-56 buttons per page, has drag 'n' drop editing and is one or two switch accessible using RJ Cooper's Bluetooth Switch Interace ($99). No price has been listed for Tap Speak Choices nor is the type of speech listed - recorded or synthesized.
Smarty Ears is also offering an AAC app now, although much less compelling than either of those above or the original Proloquo2Go. Smarty Ears AAC app is called Expressive. It uses non-standardized clip art images, many of which are confusing (i.e. verbs is two clasped hands). There are male or female voice options. Expressive is $34.99.
It should be noted that some smaller, innovative health insurance companies, such as Fallon in the Northeast, are now funding iDevice based AAC.
Finally RJ Cooper mentions on his site that ALL of the AAC Apps will be adding switch access.
First TouchChat by Satillo offers the advantages of a well known and widely used AAC system that has been around for over a decade since the original ChatPC on the iDevices. Four vocabulary page sets come with the TouchChat - VocabPC, MultiChat15, Spelling and Primary. A number of other vocabulary page sets can be purchased if more suitable such as Inman Innovations Word Power and PRC's iEssence for literate users. The TouchChat uses SymbolStix symbols with over 8,000 available. TouchChat offers something unique to complete iDevice AAC systems - a sharing site where page sets can be posted and used by others. The TouchChat app is $149 with additional costs for more vocabulary page sets and $59 for six months access to iShare. A Windows based desktop editor is also available for $59, it must be used with a subscription to iShare. This allows off-device programming. The device also offers a choice of five synthesized voices.
It should be noted that some smaller, innovative health insurance companies, such as Fallon in the Northeast, are now funding iDevice based AAC.
Finally RJ Cooper mentions on his site that ALL of the AAC Apps will be adding switch access.
Tuesday, January 13, 2009
Proluquo2Go - AAC on an iPod Touch or iPhone
Sam Sennott and Assisitiveware have announced a new product in various Assisitive Technology Listservs and at the BETT conference. Proloquo2Go is like the Proloquo software for Macs but is designed to run on an iPhone or iPod Touch. Proloquo2Go is in its second beta testing and will be showcased at CSUN. The device will use Acapela's new iPhone text-to-speech voices.
This is an exciting break through for those who are resistant to looking different by using AAC and for those who just want a tiny, handheld AAC device.
This is from Sam's announcement:
Proloquo2Go is the name of the application and it is pronounced:
- Pro as in program.
- lo as in low.
- quo as in quote.
- 2 as in two
- Go as in go to the store.
- It is Latin for speak out.
Assistiveware also announced improvements to many of their other applications and a new text-to-speech reading solution for those with reading disabilities called GhostWriter. Many of these are designed to work well with Axiotron's Modbook (Mac tablet).
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