Augmentative+and+Alternative+Communication

This site has materials to enhance communication, language and literacy skills. They also have a catalog and free downloads. __http://augresources.com__ Melinda Allen

This site covers issues related to AAC and young children. It provides information and guidance to families, teachers, SLPs and anyone else involved with a child with communication needs. __http://www.unl.edu/yaack__ Melinda Allen

[|What is Proloquo2Go?] Proloquo2Go™ is a new product from [|AssistiveWare] that provides a full-featured communication solution for people who have difficulty speaking. It brings natural sounding text-to-speech voices, up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations, a default vocabulary of over 7000 items, full expandability and extreme ease of use to the iPhone and iPod touch. Submitted by Anita Robinson

Attainment Company [|http://www.attainmentcompany.com] Attainment Company produces an affordable line of Augmentative Commuication devices, "Go Talks", books, videos, software, print and hands-on-materials. Research based literacy, math and science curriculums are available. Submitted by Anita Robinson

[|www.adaptedlearning.com]  This is a great new website created by Mayer-Johnson where you can find and use adapted materials that others have created using Boardmaker, and share those that you have created with others. It is free, but you do have to register. A 'must have' if you are using, or considering using, Boardmaker software!

[] If you are like me, you think AT is great but are wondering how you can possibly get the funds to purchase some of these more expensive technologies, especially at a time when we are worrying about being able to keep our jobs. This link is also a resource of Mayer-Johnson that addresses funding and offers help and advice.

Tammy Guthery

 [] This site offers a new type of communication board that is electronic and has improved voice quality. On this site you will find a link that will show oyu how to qualify for medical funding. This site is great for explaining new AT devices and has great pictures of the different devices.

[] Everything for vision, hearing, communication, mobility, workstations, keyboards & mice is available to explore here. There is also a link for making puchases by categories, such as, teachers, school systems, and government agencies.

Kristy Harbison 

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Inexpensive augmentative communication devices Check this out. [] These devices can be used for students with communication problems and help those with learning disabilities.

=<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Our students have the XO laptop computers. = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] = <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">The OLPC can be used with a diverse group of students. I have learn a a lot of information that I can take back to my classroom and use with y students and the XO laptop. by Anita Givens =

<span style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Assistive Communication Devices and ways to accommodate communication disorders are provided at this site along with the following links.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Augmentative Communication on an iPhone or iPod Touch]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Expressive Language Disorder]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Developmental Disabilities - Severe Developmental Disorders]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Choosing the Right Assistive Technology]
 * <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|Interpreters and Captioning]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Submitted by Ruby Reasonover

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Portable solution are offered at the [] site.

The Co:Writer for NEO by Alphasmart, ClassMate Reader, Write: Outloud to go, children's talking dictionary, and reading pen are the items in the picture above.
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This site also has access hardware...switches, bookworm, step by step communicator, keyboard labels, joysticks and multiple items for education. || ====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> ==== || <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> ||

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Submitted by Ruby Reasonover

__ <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Touch & Talk Speech Communication and Therapy Software (Version 4.0) For patients suffering from Stroke, Autism, ALS, Apraxia  <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">, MD, Cancer, Trauma or other speech related disabilities. <span class="Title" style="font-weight: normal; color: rgb(0,0,255);">//Now With Speech Enabled Chat/Instant Messaging!// <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">//Windows CD Version Shipped Via US Mail// <span style="color: rgb(0,0,255);">  __

The Touch & Talk speech communication and therapy software system is designed for patients suffering from speech disabilities and assumes that the patient has or retains the ability to read and form sentences to provide a flexible tool for direct spoken communications to family members or caregivers. The patient simply clicks, taps, types or points to words in lists or commonly used phrases and clicks the speak button for spoken narration with either a male or female voice. Word and phrase lists are easily customized to provide a truly personal communication tool. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[]

Submitted by Karen Gallian

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This is wonderful website that provides information concerning Communication Interventions for Children with Autism. For a variety of reasons, some individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are unable to communicate effectively by speaking. Without an effective communication system, they are unable to convey even the most basic of wants and needs. For them Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) may be a solution. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) refers to any system or method of communication that is used to replace or support speech for individuals whose verbal skills are limited or lacking.

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<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.texthelp.com] Read&Write Gold - literacy software solution, provides even more support for the variety of learning styles found in today's classrooms,. New Texthelp Voices offer a refreshing alternative to the array of voices currently available in text-to-speech software. Submitted by Laura Harris

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[|www.macspeech.com] spelling and phrase training. submitted by Laura Harris

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] This website gives different assistive technology devices that can be purchased. It gives ideas for devices to be used at circle time, music time, and art class. Submitted By: Anna McSwain

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] This site offers some ideas for Assistive Technology for children who are Autistic and non-verbal. Submitted By: Anna McSwain

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] This website has developed and supplied software for people with Autism and other individuals with communication devices. Click on the link below to view their products. Submitted by: Joseph Cochran

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] This website is where people can go to and look for different communication devices for people with disabilities. Submitted by: Joseph Cochran

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;"> <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">This video introduces viewers to the concept of augmentative and alternative communication and how speech communication devices can help those challenged by significant speech disorder. Cathy Brown <span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #000000; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">

<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: #984806; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; mso-themecolor: accent6; mso-themeshade: 128; mso-ansi-language: EN;"><span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">[] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">The AAC device CepaCom is a discrete mobile communicator which has been designed for people with special needs. This device gives individuals with ambulatory limitations the opportunity to communicate on the go. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">Cathy Brown    <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS', cursive;">