Tag Archives: Speech Generating Devices
Supporting AAC in the classroom
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen January 30, 2013
Charlene Cullen January 30, 2013
It’s time to revisit and oldie but a goodie. I really like checking out the resources and articles found in the DynaVox Learning Paths. You might be tempted to think that you need to know someone or be someone who is using a DynaVox device to be able to benefit from these handouts. Let me tell you that …
App Feature Matching: An Essential Step!
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Sources for Quality App Reviews
Katie Lyon October 17, 2012
Katie Lyon October 17, 2012
Apps, apps, apps to chat chat chat! There are more and more apps being released that are suitable for people with communication difficulties every week. As a therapist out there being presented with new apps all the time it can be very overwhelming to feel confident in making the right decision and supporting your clients with the many features that they …
AAC apps for adults in healthcare settings – what is out there?
Posted in Apps and Mobile Learning, Opinion
Katie Lyon October 10, 2012
Katie Lyon October 10, 2012
The Augmentative & Alternative Communication (AAC) apps appropriate for people in healthcare settings are released frequently and are constantly changing. As with apps suitable for any of the people we support, it can be overwhelming trying to stay on top of what is out there and the changes being made in updates. Providing you with an up to …
iPads in SEN – Some Strategies
Posted in Teaching and Learning, Tips and Tricks
Gerry Kennedy August 23, 2012
Gerry Kennedy August 23, 2012
A technology shift has taken place, with some schools not really paying attention. Most schools are eager to follow trends, and try to keep pace with technology advancements. The iPad is still relatively new to education (approximately being used over the last 28 months), with other tablets being used very successfully in many schools before its release in …
Can I change the voices on my DynaVox VMax?
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Charlene Cullen August 8, 2012
Charlene Cullen August 8, 2012
I am often asked this question so I thought I’d put together a response for people to refer back to when needed. Our voice is important to us, and when we get a communication device it’s often a feature that people with complex communication needs have strong preferences about.
Karen and Lee Voices available on MAC OS
Posted in Tools & Resources
Gerry Kennedy July 11, 2012
Gerry Kennedy July 11, 2012
Whilst attending the excellent Making a Difference SA Expo last week, conducted at Hindmarsh, Jim Sprialis, Craig and I discovered that some high quality Australian text to speech (TTS) Karen and Lee were available as free downloads for MAC OS users. These voices are freely available for download in the later versions of MAC OS 10.7 (or later). …
DynaVox Series 5: Hands on Training Perth August 2011
Posted in Workshops
Jane Farrall October 4, 2011
Jane Farrall October 4, 2011
These resources are designed to accompany the DynaVox Series 5 (V/Vmax/V+/Vmax+/Maestro) training that we provided in Perth in August 2011. The presentation used at the beginning of this workshop is shown as a Slideshare document below. DynaVox Series 5 Hands-On training Resources Series 5 Comprehensive Quick Start guide DynaVox Implementation Toolkit Opening the Box – Series 5 AAC …
AAC – All Day, Every Day
Posted in Workshops
Jane Farrall October 3, 2011
Jane Farrall October 3, 2011
This presentation was created for a workshop for SPOT on DD on “AAC All Day, Every Day” in August 2011. Videos were removed from this presentation for privacy reasons – but some of the videos available are on You Tube and links to these and other resources are provided below.
AAC-RERC White Paper: Mobile Devices and Communication Apps
Posted in Techniques & Tips
Barbara Landsberg September 16, 2011
Barbara Landsberg September 16, 2011
The AAC-RERC (Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center) is a US-based organisation that conducts research, development, training, and dissemination activities to improve options for individuals who rely on augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) technologies. They are often a good source of information and just recently published a downloadable white paper titled “Mobile Devices and Communication Apps“. It presents a measured …
What’s new in single and sequential message AAC devices?
Posted in Tools & Resources
Charlene Cullen July 5, 2011
Charlene Cullen July 5, 2011
Most of us are probably aware that McDonald’s is not the only place to obtain a Big Mac! If you work with people with communication impairments then it is likely that you have come across and used a BIGmack as a single message recording device for enhancing communication within the classroom, workplace, home or in the community. However, …
