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1 1 Beginner Applications Answers: yesno 0.99 Compatible with 3.0 or later Simple app. It has two, large buttons, one for yes, and one for no. Press either, and you will hear a voice read your selection. Male, female and fun voices. Single tap on cell itake Turns 1.99 Compatible with or later A button to push my turn and a button to push your turn. Male and Female voice options. Single tap on cell Tap Speak Button 9.99 Compatible with touch, and ipad. Acts as a Big Mack Switch, with unlimited number of messages and unlimited message length. The button color can be configured as well as button tap feedback. Existing messages can also be edited. Recorded Voice Single tap on cell 3.1 or later. Tap Speak Sequence Compatible with ios 3.2 or later Tap Speak acts as a sequential message switch that records customized messages without losing previously recorded sequences. There is unlimited sequence length, unlimited phrase recording length. There are a number of geometric symbols and colors to select from, or you can use photographs, drawings, or PCS. There is also basic usage tracking. Recorded Voice Single tap to select message. The tap response can be configured to accommodate motor skills level.

2 2 Beginner to Intermediate Applications 8.99 Compatible with Single tap to select or later iinteract iinteract is a portable basic talking communication board that a child can use to communicate their wants and needs on the go. There are seven communication board choices that a child/caregiver uses to identify wants and needs as well as feelings. Each communication board has three to four picture choices that once touched enlarge and speak, sharing what the child has requested. Not customizable. Boy or girl voice can be selected in iinteract Menu My Choice Boards 7.99 Compatible with iphone and ipod touch. Requires ios 4.0 or later. The communication partner selects the choices from a list of written categories. The user taps the desired choice and the choice is sent to the I want strip. The user then taps the item again, the choice enlarges and you can hear the message. The user needs to tap screen again to get back to the choices page. Nothing will happen if the I want" strip is activated. The user can scroll left to right for more selections. This application can be customized. Take or import a picture. Record your message. Has the ability to categorize and organize photos. Great for talking photo albums, clarification and social stories. Cannot lock user out of customization options. Recorded Voice Single tap to select and left to right scroll to go through choices. My Pictures Talk 1.99 Compatible with or later Recorded Voice Single tap to select, scrolling up and down. Need to be able to hit back button and categories button to get back to main page. Can take 3 hits to speak desired message.

3 3 SoundingBoard Compatible with touch, and ipad. 3.1 or later Allows you to Create boards with up to 9 message locations. There isn t a limit to the amount of boards you can have. You can use the built-in AbleNet symbol library or your own photos. You can record messages of any length for each symbol. Recorded speech Single tap to select Intermediate Applications Compatible with This application allows you to create 6 Text-to- Single tap to select. Speech custom PECS Speech Sets Online voices to (aacspeech.com) which could be choose from or later loaded on one or many AAC Speech Buddy Apps. It comes with several AACSpeechBuddy demo speech sets - and access to our Default Profile menus. Users can create FREE LOGIN accounts online at AACSPEECH.COM - and build customized menus and speech sets using their own photos, collected images, or images from the AACSpeech.com. Users can access profiles created by other users. Once the PECS Speech Sets are loaded they DO NOT require a network connection to run.

4 Compatible with Female only 3.0 or later Expressionist Expressive Compatible with 3.1 or later Expressionist has concrete line drawing pictures and photos. Over 120 commonly used expressions are organized into 7 categories which are located at the top of the screen. Within the categories there are commonly used nouns. All pre-defined expressions and nouns come with natural voice audio output. Customization is possible in the Action category. All pictures added need to have recorded audio. Expressionist uses the composite picture approach to illustrate either an expression or a concept. Easy to use application. Flexible and intuitive customization within Expressive allows users to select from a pool of images with audio files, create their own folders and arrange the images as they please. Male and female voice. Voice selected through settings menu on device Scrolling through vocabulary can be done vertically and horizontally or with a single tap on the large picture. Once you ve chosen your expression you need to touch the small blue highlighted button in the bottom row to speak the message. Access is different in the Action category. You need to choose your expression by touching the pictures in the bottom row and then choosing nouns on the large button. Double clicking on the large picture will bring you back to the choices. Single tap to select. Scroll top to bottom.

5 Compatible with A digital version of PECS with 8 No speech Single tap to select, pre-made categories. It has line scrolling up and down. drawing coloured pictures and you touch, and can bring in your own photos (you Grace ios 3.0 or later can t categorize them) The pictures end up in the custom button. It is simple to use- just touch the picture and it goes into a communication strip at the bottom of the screen. If you then turn the ipod it will make the last 2 icons full screen size. Programming is simple. iassist communicator Compatible with touch, and ios 3.0 or later The application incorporates photos, larger images and functional language. Features include: 240 images and associated audio files. Images and recorded audio can be added. To customize the program has 48 template files (each has a home image/audio and 4 linked images/audio), the ability to change the 4 home templates, the ability to edit pre-loaded file templates and the ability to create new files. Pre-recorded speech on included images. Ability to record on new images. (Note: ipod touch requires external microphone), Single tap to select. Scrolling up and down iblisssymbols Compatible with touch, and ios 3.0 or This application uses Bliss Symbols in English, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, and Russian. You scroll through to find the message and tap to select message. You can customize set of messages. Scrolling up and down, tap to select. later

6 6 Free 9.99 Compatible with Simple communication aid for Need to be able to for upgrade children. Organized in categories swipe left and right. to get such as basic needs, activities with Need a left swipe and speech touch, and a few items pre-programmed under release to get back Upgrade some categories. 4 or 2 cells on to main page. Icomm available only on iphone ios 3.0 or later each screen. No message window for sentence construction. Can customize the categories and there are a few blanks to add your own. Editing is simple and self explanatory. I-communicate Compatible with or later. Features include: a word list with over 100 pictures and associated audio files, visual schedules, first/then boards, reinforcement of turn taking, choice making, pages showing routines and can alert children to changes in routines. Can customize by adding pictures and storyboards. No message window to create sentences. Has both landscape and portrait modes. The app can be locked. This application comes with 6 buttons: bathroom, drink, food, sick, break and help. You can customize and create scrollable messages with photos. The icon and text of message is displayed along with audible message. The text pops up on the screen and then you hit ok to remove it. This can be turned off. The new version allows you to turn editing off. Male synthesized voice for all pre-stored vocabulary. Can record your own voice. Scrolling up and down. Single tap to select. i Converse 9.99 Compatible with 3.0 or later 3 Male and 1 Female Voice, as well as recording voice. Single Tap on basic everyday needs page. Scrollable messages and then tap on desired message in "my buttons. If you tap more than one button at once in my buttons both will speak at the same time.

7 Compatible with A simple app using photographs to Man, woman, User needs to be able express wants and needs. The boy or girl to tap and scroll left system comes pre-loaded with over voices. Can and right. touch, and 80 photos in six categories. record your Customization is possible by adding own voice. Look 2 Learn ios 3.0 or photos and changing the categories later however, you can only have 6 categories. Categories can be turned off allowing the user to scroll through an alphabetized photo library to find their choice. You can adjust picture sizes (S, M or L) and personalize your I want photo. Customization is done by turning on the Admin mode through the settings menu of your ipod/pad. My Talk and My Talk Mobile My workspace, which is $9/mo. 0r $75/yr Compatible with 3.2 or later. Tap picture choice, item enlarges, tap again to hear message. Tap cancel to return to main page. My Talk Mobile Lite is free, customizable with only 12 cells. My Talk can create different number of cells. You can customize on My Talk workspace for free for 30 days. My workspace uses drag and drop technique to create boards with a library of 1000 symbols. (Symbols look like clipart) You save boards and then sync to your ipod. Detailed website with tutorials and support. Recorded Voice Single tap to select, tap cancel to return to the main screen.

8 8 free Compatible with Small Talk provides a vocabulary of The free pictures and videos of mouth version only position for practice and self-cuing. has a female The picture vocabulary can be voice. scrolled through top to bottom. 2.2 or later. The videos are scrolled through left to right. Small Talk for Aphasia Scroll up and down for icons and tap to select. Scroll left to right for videos and tap to select. *Small Talk for Aphasia can only be customized by purchasing a Lingraphica speech-generating communication device. Drag and drop creation and editing of communication pages, using Mayer Johnson symbols. Pages can have 1-56 symbols. There are pre-made vocabulary sets or pages. It can record statistics on message, page, or vocabulary usage. Visual scenes to be added in later release. The grids are not dynamic. Tap Speak Choice Due to be released November 2010 A child s voice on pre-made grids. May be a voice added to symbol library. Can record audio. Tap touch is configurable. Direct access or scanning modes including 2 switch scanning. Use the entire ipad screen as switch or use RJ Cooper s new Bluetooth switch. Tap to Talk Free designer $99.95/yr Compatible with touch, and ios 3.1 or later This application can also be used on the Nintendo DS. It comes with a pre-made child set with male voice. The pages can be custom programmed. It comes with a library of over 2000 symbols and you can import symbols and photos. Can not be programmed on device only on computer, need microphone for recording. Recorded voice Single tap to select message.

9 9 Name Screen Shot Price Compatibility Description Speech Access : Compatible with iphone, ipod touch and ios or later A customizable application that has 130 preloaded icons. You can choose your icon via category, or by browsing/scrolling through an alphabetized list, a popular list and a recent list. Clear female voice. Can record audio. Single tap to select, scrolling up and down. Need to be able to hit back button and categories button to get back to main page. Voice 4U Intermediate to Advanced Free four Compatible Communication pages with text, AT&T Single tap to select demo pages images, and AT&T Natural Voices Natural with iphone, and 45 day speech output can be downloaded Voices offer trial. ipod touch and directly from the Alexicom server or text-tospeech Approximate imported from your PC or Mac using output Alexicom ly ios 3.0 or itunes. Once the pages are on your in 20 voices $40/month later. device, a data connection is no and five use. for a full Alexicom server requires an active Alexicom account; however this app includes four demo pages, which are accessible immediately.) A full account offers over 300 pre-made pages and over 2,000 images in the public libraries, which include seven pre-made page sets: Child1, Child2, Adult1, Adult2, ChildPre, Healthcare, and Spanish Child1. longer required. (Full access to the languages

10 10 Autoverbal Pro 9.99 Compatible with iphone, ipod touch and ios 3.0 or later The App offers 3 ways to speak: categories with hundreds of built in words or phrases. Photos and line drawn pictures. You cannot customize this programmable buttons to speak your custom messages. (Cannot change the picture) 3. Text to speech. No word prediction Offers both landscape and portrait modes. A small message window is available in landscape mode. Yes Male & Female voices. 5 second speech delay when using programmable buttons and text to speech. Allows user to hit buttons multiple times. Preprogrammed buttons when pressed together will speak at the same time. Speak in Motion Free Trial version. Personal version has a monthly subscription Compatible with iphone, ipod touch and ios or later. Speak in Motion uses video assisted speech technology (VAST) to facilitate and improve verbal communication for persons who have had a stroke and have speech apraxia. It uses close-up videos of mouth movements for individuals to imitate along with auditory and written cues. The sample version has a selection of functional scripts sorted into categories. It can be personalized and will record phrase for client as well as use content on-line for monthly subscription fee. Facilitates individual to speak verbally. Single tap to select, scroll top to bottom and left to right for choices.

11 11 Advanced Compatible with Text to speech app. Features: 3 natural Single tap on keys landscape and portrait modes and sounding with finger or pogo smart word prediction (predicts 6 voices stick. Keyboard is touch, and ipad. words when in portrait mode and 2 available, small on ipod. Assistive chat 3.1 or later words when in landscape mode). It has a favourites list for users to save commonly used sentences, and a recent list where the last 20 phrases spoken are stored. It has a large font and buttons for easy access, English only. 2 male and one female. Adjustable volume and speed for voices. Broca s voice Chalkboard Pro 0.99 Compatible with iphone and ipod touch. Requires ios 4.0 or later Compatible with touch, and ipad or later Broca s Voice allows the user to input English sounds instead of letters. Broca s Voice allows the user to be heard at the onset of speech instead of at its conclusion. Chalkboard Pro allows user to draw with finger. This application could be used as a dry erase board. Yes on ipod only. Male and Female voices. Voice is clear when spelling out the message, but not good when playing the full message. No Tap to select. Allows user to hit buttons multiple times and multiple buttons can speak at the same time. Draw letters

12 12 Compatible with A generative application that has both Male voice Single tap to select a static area and a dynamic area that with speech can be used in combination to create synthesis ios 3.2 or later sentences. It comes with over 850 words in over twenty categories and over a dozen pre-stored phrases with room for up to almost 10,000 words and phrases. The words in I Can Speak are divided into three distinct areas. The first is the Static section I Can Speak and is found on the left hand side of the system which is always available when using the other two sections. It has 240 core words such as sentence starters (i.e. I am ) and small words such as the or in. The second is the Words section with room for up to 4,800 common words. This section holds a collection of common words and is quick to navigate. The third is the Activities section which has words and phrases for activity based vocabulary with room for up to 120 common activity pages with up to 40 words or phrases on each page. imean 4.99 Compatible with ios 3.2 or later A large button keyboard, text display and word prediction. The app saves what's been spelled and features large YES and NO buttons in the main view. The word prediction is smart and offers up to three word options. These can be selected with a single tap. In the new version there are four views; ABC keyboard, Qwerty keyboard, Numeric view for entering numbers and an editing view for No speech Single tap to select.

13 13 transferring text to new applications Compatible with Ipad. Requires ios 3.2 or later New Voice speaks phrases or words that the user selects. The user has the option of Yes and No buttons, phrases in a table, or typing anything Uses built-in high quality text-tospeech Single tap to select. New Voice into a text box using the ipad keyboard. Typed phrases can be saved to the Phrases table for later use, allowing users to have the phrase spoken without having to type the phrase again. No word prediction Proloquo2Go Compatible with touch, and ipad. 3.0 or later Proloquo2Go is a customizable generative application. It offers symbols and text to speech, powerful automatic conjugations and a default vocabulary of over 7000 items. Vocabulary is easily added and customized. Offers both landscape and portrait veiws. Natural sounding Acapela voices 4 options Single tap and scroll up and down Speak it! 1.99 Compatible with 3.0 or later. This application can be used as a text to speech option. It does not have word prediction. If you double click on a word, you can cut, copy, replace, or speak the selection. This application has been designed to work with ios4.0, so you can have this app. Read your s, or favourite news article, or documents, while you exit the app. And do other things. Two Female and Two Male voice options. Tap to type.

14 Compatible with Text to speech application with Has voices Tap to type. Scroll computer generated voice. No word for 25 through languages. prediction. User chooses native voice different touch, and ipad. for appropriate pronunciation in languages selected language. Talk 3.0 or later Talk Assist Free Compatible with touch, and ipad. 3.0 or later Talk Assist uses text to speech technology. Phrases can be saved to a history and favourite phrases can be bookmarked for regular use. This application does not have word prediction. Only a male voice. Tap to type. Scroll through history and favourites. In favourites and history you can hit buttons multiple times and multiple buttons can speak at the same time. Text2Speech 0.99 Only able to use on iphone? Compatible with or later Text to speech application that requires network access. It uses real TTS engines, not prerecorded wordbanks. You can enter multiple lines of text at once and copy and paste large texts. It also allows you to pause and resume voice playback and caches playback for fast reuse. 11 different voices Tap to type.

15 15 TouchChat Suite Word Power for TouchChat is an additional iphone, ipod, ipad To be released soon. TouchChat is a full featured communication application. It gives an individual the ability to navigate through page sets and speak messages. Page sets are linked pages, each of which is divided into a number of buttons. The buttons are programmed to have specific actions. There are four page sets included with the TouchChat: Five synthesized voices are available, allowing you to choose a voice that meets your own personality Unavailable to assess app not yet released. VocabPC: Designed for adults and adolescents with developmental disabilities. Vocabulary in VocabPC is arranged as carrier phrases, interactive sentences, activity vocabulary and naming words. VocabPC uses a 12 location page layout. Both portrait and landscape versions of VocabPC are included. MultiChat 15 has been created for school-aged individuals with emerging language skills. There are multiple forms of communication available in this program: sentences, phrases, individual words, recordings for storytelling and visual scenes. Also included are interactive play, reading pages, and social pages. There are symbols on every button with the exception of some core words. Spelling is a QWERTY keyboard page set with four word prediction buttons

16 16 and a few pre-stored phrases TouchChat Suite Continued Primary is a page set designed for children and contains vocabulary for home, school and general communication. It contains a combination of words, phrases and sentences. Both portrait and landscape versions of Primary are included. You can customize the TouchChat vocabulary. It allows you to personalize existing pages and buttons, create pages, or even create your own personal page sets. Over 10,000 symbols are included for customizing buttons. You can also use your own images/photos. WordPower for TouchChat is a special version of this popular word-based vocabulary, designed specifically for the small ipod screen. It is a wordbased page set that is used to create sentences quickly Free Compatible with Text to speech application. 3 male robot voices come with it. Tap to type. TypeNTalk or later.