One of the biggest buzzes in the AAC world for 2009 is the release of Proloquo2Go software for use with an iPod or iPhone. For less than $1000, users can configure their own “very cool” communication device by purchasing and downloading the software from the Apple iTunes Apps Store and installing it on their iPod or iPhone. For your convenience, Spectronics also offers a ready-configured Proloquo2Go bundle – comprised of an 8GB iPod touch with Proloquo2Go software pre-installed and tested, and housed in an iMainGo2 Portable Speaker. This bundle includes access to Spectronics’ comprehensive technical support and advisory services (not available for software purchased directly from the iTunes store).
Proloquo2Go’s flexible and innovative features include:
- Natural sounding text-to-speech Acapela voices (US English voices initially with British English voices soon to be available)
- 8000 SymbolStix symbols
- Support for picture and/or text-based communication
- Flexible VocaSpace vocabulary of over 7000 items
- Powerful automatic conjugations
- Quick access to recently spoken items for the last 15 minutes/last hour – all the way up to one week back
- Typing view for typing full paragraphs
- Extremely easy to use
- And it just looks cool!
Visit the Proloquo2Go website for more information and to join the active Community discussion list to exchange experiences and ideas with Proloquo2Go. David Niemeijer, from Assistiveware in the Netherlands, and co-developer of Proloquo2Go will be presenting in the hands-on Apple Mac laptops and iPods Lab at Spectronics’ Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2010 in May next year too!
I am using this with one of my students who is non-verbal. He loves it! It’s the first AAC device that he has ever wanted to use.
Love the new Proloquo2Go. Bought for Elysha – still installing lots of info as we go. Elysha loves using it – still at the learning stage. She is happy to carry in her bag and likes the fact she can do other things with the Ipod touch as well.
Elysha uses sign language to communicate but the Proloquo2Go is for those out there that cant sign. Elysha has Down syndrome & is hearing impaired and finds using the device quite simple.
Very impressed 5 out of 5