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1 Page Norris Mikol, MAEd, CCC SLP NCATP Participant Objectives: 1. Participants will be able to identify several Augmentative and Alternative Communication apps for use with the iphone, ipod Touch and ipad. 2. Participants will be able to match specific AAC apps with users cognitive and linguistic abilities. 3. Participants will be able to identify and select AAC apps for users needing a variety of access methods. Agenda Picture/Symbol AAC Apps Symbol/Text AAC Apps Text to Speech AAC Apps Switch Accessible AAC Apps 1

2 Picture/Symbol AAC Apps Answers:YesNo Discover My Voice Look2Learn AAC Niki Talk TapSpeak Button Answers:YesNo For use with iphone and ipod Touch Single tap on cell to activate Recorded speech for customized cells Program custom buttons with text and/or pictures Record audio in any language (you can speak) Easily navigate between button sets with swipes or navigation buttons See a full screen display of selected buttons Easily toggle yes no buttons on and off Price: Free Answers:YesNo HD ipadversion, will save up to 24 custom pages, 2 cells each for $3.99 Large colorful buttons 5 Yes No voices: man, woman, cartoon, boy, and girl The ability to program custom buttons with user defined color, text, audio, and pictures The ability to preprogram 6 lesson plans, each consisting of 6 pages of custom button pairs plus an additional 6 pages for your favorite buttons Enhanced navigation options Visual cue of selected buttons for the hearing impaired Multi language support Price: upgrade to 24+ pages with in app purchase of $3.99 Answers:YesNo 2

3 Discover My Voice For use with iphone, ipod Touch, ipad and Android devices Requires ios 4.0 or later Phrase based communication Uses recorded speech or speech on device Import own images, none available Website claims easy to setup and easy to use Single tap to select Price: $49.99 Discover My Voice Look2Learn AAC For use with the iphone, ipod Touch, and ipad 4 voices available and recorded speech Simple tap to select Preloaded photo libraries, but can import your own Can only hold up to 140 photos in the library Can modify categories, adjust photo size, and pair written word with images. Ability to make categories inactive or hidden Blipping of photos (one can make a choice unavailable although the user is able to see the muted image within the category) Website has a Look2Learn Assessment available Price: $

4 Look2Learn AAC Niki Talk For use with the iphone, ipod Touch, ipad and Android Uses Niki Talk Designer, an on line tool for customizing Able to design your albums on line Can import your own images Resembles PECS Single tap to select, then choice appears in blank at top Dynamic display of picture symbols Price: Free Niki Talk 4

5 TapSpeak Button For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Targets emerging communicators Requires ios 4.3 or later Puts a modern spin on the traditional Big Mack Unlimited # of messages Unlimited message length Configurable button color Configurable button feedback Editing of existing messages and message list May need external speakers or microphone depending on the device A link to compatible speakers, user guides, and support is available on the website Pricing: $14.99 TapSpeak Button 5

6 Symbol/Text AAC Apps AACSpeechBuddy GoTalk Now LAMP Words for Life Sono Flex Talkingtiles TouchChat Suite AACSpeechBuddy For use with iphone, ipod Touch, ipad and Android devices To be used with Desktop Speech Buddy application Over Mulberry symbols available Can import your own images into Desktop Speech Buddy 6 different synthesized voices Single tap to select Allows you to create custom PECS speech sets online, which can be loaded on the AACSpeechBuddy app Comes with several demo speech sets Can access profiles created by other users Does not require wi fi to run Message window at bottom to string icons together for sentence construction Price: $39.99 AACSpeechBuddy 6

7 GoTalk Now For use with ipad Requires ios 5.0 or later Simple tap to select In app purchases for symbol dictionaries and a variety of voices Choose 1, 4, 9, 16 or 25 locations per page Can also include visual scenes with hot spots Can use your own photos in addition to symbols Can include a message window for constructing sentences Price: $79.99 GoTalk Now LAMP Words for Life For use with the ipad Includes core and fringe vocabulary Introductory level features 83 core words Three developmentally progressive vocabulary files Includes Vocabulary Builder and Word Finder Ability to store customized vocabulary and edit individual buttons 90 day free ishare access Ability to migrate vocabulary to other PRC devices High quality Ivona text to speech voices Price $

8 LAMP Words for Life Sono Flex Available for ipod Touch, iphone, ipad and Android Combines core and topic based vocabulary Includes 5 Acapela voices Includes close to 11,000 symbols from SymbolStix. Sono Flex Lite is available, a free version, but very limiting support available Price: $99.99 Sono Flex 8

9 Talkingtiles For use with ipad, Android and Windows devices Requires ios 4.3 or later Interpretation of a low to mid tech communicator. Set up is easy and fast; remote AAC programming Has a library of over 50,000 symbols and words Supports over 30 different languages, accents and voices Direct selection Price: Free Talkingtiles TouchChat Suite For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Can serve as a starting point for AAC or as a backup or more portable option for someone with a higher tech device. Suite includes Vocab PC, MultiChat 15, Spelling, and Primary page sets. Customizable, over 10,000 symbols are available, use own images, or take photos with camera. Words, phrases, and messages are spoken with built in voice synthesizer or by playing back a recorded message. Additional page sets can be purchased through in App purchase, or you can subscribe to ishare where you can download from a community of TouchChat users. kite.com/touchchat Price: $

10 TouchChat Suite Text to Speech AAC Apps Assistive Express EZ Speech Pro New Voice Talk Assist Text2Speech TouchChat: Wordpower Verbally 10

11 Assistive Express For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Landscape and portrait modes available Has word prediction capabilities Stores a Favorites list for commonly used phrases 3 voices included (2 male, 1 female) Adjustable volume and speed for the voices Recents list available Price: $24.99 Assistive Express EZ Speech Pro Compatible with ipod, iphone, and ipad Designed for people with speech disorders that can read/write Text to speech that allows user to organize favorite phrases by topic Utilizes Neospeech male or female voices (USA) Comes standard with 13 topics and 350 phrases Share built in link to the server where users can share phrases Medicare and Private Insurance Funding Free Technical Support Price: $

12 EZ Speech Pro New Voice For use with the ipad Select from 5 high quality voices created by Acapella Group, including male and female adults Easily answer yes/no questions with our oversized, easy to touch buttons Communicate pain by touching to select a body region and corresponding pain level Select custom phrases added by the user or a caregiver, or by selecting previously programmed phrases that are organized by category Type into a text box for custom speech from a single word to a paragraph in length Type using a larger keyboard for those with motor control deficits Customize the table cell height for the phrase lists to allow for increased ease of touch Modify volume and speed of speech Price: $49.99 New Voice 12

13 Talk Assist For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Requires ios 3.1 or later Male voice only Uses text to speech technology. Phrases can be saved to a history Favorite phrases can be bookmarked Does not have word prediction Tap to type Scroll through favorite phrases Price: Free Talk Assist Text2Speech For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Choose from eleven voices Enter multiple lines of text at once Copy and Paste large texts Pause and resume voice playback Price: Free Text2Speech Pro for $ e_ipad 13

14 Text2Speech TouchChat HD AAC with WordPower For use with ipad Can serve as a backup or more portable option for someone with a higher tech device Words, phrases, and messages are spoken with built in voice synthesizer or by playing back a recorded message Additional page sets can be purchased through in App purchase, or you can subscribe to ishare where you can download from a community of TouchChat users iessence is also available as in app purchase for $ kite.com/touchchat Price: $ WordPower 14

15 Verbally For use with ipad Core Words Grid can save you over 50% of the taps required to input your sentences Core Phrases Grid offers common phrases to enable faster & easier conversation Text Prediction that learns the words & names you use and makes selfexpression easier Bluetooth keyboard support. Just press Enter to Speak! Three keyboard layouts so that you can find the one that's best for you Choice of male or female voices No WiFi or 3G connection required Price: Free Verbally 15

16 Switch Accessible AAC Apps Alexicom AAC Proloquo2Go SoundingBoard TalkBoard TalkTablet NEO TapToTalk TapSpeak Choice TapSpeak Sequence Alexicom AAC For use with iphone, ipod touch and ipad A range of male and female AT&T and Microsoft voices can be downloaded from the website Single tap to select and scroll top to bottom Can also use visual and auditory single switch scanning with RJ Cooper or Therapy Box switch interface Small range of clip art, but can import own images Pages created can be used on line, off line or in the app 8 pre made page sets available Message window for text Price: Free, but subscription to Alexicom online is $40/month or $408/year Alexicom AAC 16

17 Proloquo2Go Available for ipod, iphone, and ipad Default vocabulary of over 7000 items Acapela voices: North American English male, female, girl, and boy. Includes close to 8000 symbols from SymbolStix. Use a VocaSpace vocabulary set which is made up largely of category folders. (Basics, my spaces, alternative keyboard, starters, spaces, etc.) List or grid views Picture or text based communication Automatic conjugation of verbs Automatic plurals and possessives for nouns Quick access to recently used items for the last 15 minutes, hour, and as far back as one week. support available; switch access available with latest version External speakers may be needed for ipod Price: $ Proloquo2Go Sounding Board For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Uses recorded speech Uses Ablenet symbol library Can import own images Several boards to create, boards can be linked Small number of boards provided Simple to use; latest version is Super Switch (RJ Cooper) compatible Technology/Communication/SoundingBoard Price: Free; Page Sets available as in app purchases 17

18 Sounding Board TalkBoard For use with iphone, ipod Touch and ipad Requires ios 4.3 or later Uses recorded speech User imports own images, none included Can import images from Boardmaker Boards from 1 cell to 20 cells can be created Simple tap to select Branching Linking between boards Sentence strip for sentence construction Switch scanning using RJ Cooper s bluetooth switch interface Also supports mono and stereo auditory scanning Speaking version of PicBoard Price: $16.99 TalkBoard 18

19 TalkTablet NEO For use with ipad, Android and Windows devices Requires ios 5.1 or later Includes 8 vocabulary sets, from 16 to 42 buttons per page Has a library of over12,000 Symbolstix symbols Can import your own photos from your ipad On line video tutorials Features switch scanning and auditory scanning Supports over 15 different languages and voices Direct selection Price: $79.99 TalkTablet NEO TapToTalk For use with iphone, ipod Touch, ipad, PC, Android and Nintendo devices Build albums that fit your needs such as: school, home, foods, etc. Customizable through web site TapToTalk Designer for Mac/PC Library of over 2400 pictures and you can add your own Once finished you publish your albums to one of the supported devices and the free apps play the album on the device Simple tap to select; however, latest version also supports single switch scanning and step scanning Can use with as many devices as you want TapToTalk can hold 12 albums with hundreds of pictures Subscription of $99.95/year or $ for a lifetime subscription 19

20 TapToTalk TapSpeak Choice For use with ipad Requires ios 4.3 or later Interpretation of a low to mid tech communicator. Set up is easy and fast Use the DynaVox/Mayer Johnson (up to 4500 symbols), your own photos, and geometric symbols for visual targets. Record your own voice A sample library does exist with pre recorded voice. Direct selection, auto scanning and step scan options are available An external switch can be used with this application via the ipad Cordless Super Switch and ipad Switch interface. Features: drag and drop creation and editing of boards, 1 56 messages can be on a board, tap/touch is configurable to accommodate motor skills, core vocabulary Price: $99.99 TapSpeak Choice 20

21 TapSpeak Sequence For use with ipad Requires ios 4.3 or later Electronic version of a sequential message device Do not lose any previously recorded sequence. Unlimited messages and sequence length Can select from a number of geometric symbols and colors May use your own photographs or drawings The Tap response is configurable to accommodate varying motor skills Switch access available with bluetooth switch interfaces Reorder phrases in a sequence or modify existing phrases No touch release is needed for activation but can be set to tap (touch and release) Dynavox/Mayer Johnson PCS library is an in app purchase Price: $29.99 TapSpeak Sequence Resources apps for aac (Tips for choosing the right app, compares top AAC apps) (Reviews apps and sorts them based on features) (Allows you to compare chosen apps) (Search for each app individually) 21