Finding A Voice: A Look At Some Apps That Can Assist With .

Finding a Voice:A Look at Some Apps that canAssist with CommunicationMartha Rust Tools for LifeWith contributions by Ben Satterfieldwww.gatfl.orgGASHAFebruary 2014

Agenda WelcomeTools for Life/ AMACMobile TabletsAppsResources

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Mobile Tablets

Tablets More than 2 million people in the UnitedStates have a severe communicationdisorder that impairs their ability to talk» ASHA More than 11,000 mobile tablets availableon the market– Androids– Apple

Which One?

Comparing TabletsPropertyAndroidiOSMS WindowsAmazon KindleBarnes and NobleNookNumber andvariety of TabletsOperating SystemOver 11,000iPad and iPad miniSeveralNook HDAndroid (Jellybean)ios7 (Sept 18,2013)Microsoft Windows8Kindle Fire and FireHDModified version ofAndroid ICSApps860,815(AppBrain.comupdated 9/13/13)900,000 with375,00 optimizedfor iPad/mini(mobileburn.comupdated June2013)104,917(winbeta.orgupdated July 4,2013)Software UpdatesAs it becomesavailable on GoogleAs designed bymanufacturerApple releasesupdatesIcons and widgetsdesigned by AppleMS releasesupdatesMetro styledesigned byMicrosoftInterfaceModified version ofAndroid- Microsoftbought 201350,000 in Amazon10,000 in BarnesApp store also shopand Noble andin Google Playhave access toStoreGoogle Play store(theverge.com(barnesandnoble.coupdated Augustm updated August2013)2013)Amazon releasesBarnes and Nobleupdatesreleases updatesModified version of Modified version ofregular Androidregular Androidwww.bluebugle.org updated by TFL 2013

Apps

Technology Changes Fast June 2007- 1st iPhoneSept 2007- 1st generation iPod TouchOctober 2008- 1st Android phone soldApril 2010- 1ST iPad2010- Google launched its Nexus series oftablets and smartphones 50 billion downloads!

Statistics There are approximately 73 millioniPhones in the world.» Apple, 2012 In 2010, Apple reported that over 1000new apps are submitted every day. In 2012, 400 million iTunes accounts» Y. Lachelle, Aug., 2010 and H. Dediu, June 2012 Apple receives about 49.5 Million Appdownloads per day!» H. Dediu June 2012

Apps There are over 2 million apps available In January of 2011 there were 65 apps forAAC- June 133 apps According to Apps for AAC:– 269 listed– 56 are free– 17 are over 100– 105 are under 20» http://appsforaac.net/

AAC Evaluation Genie informal diagnostic tool that isintended to assist speechlanguage pathologists andothers does not to identify a particularspeech generating device, butrather build a framework forselecting an appropriateaugmentative communicationdevice for ongoing evaluationand / or device trial ability to visually track andidentify a single icon from 5" to1" in size. 9.99

Talkadroid! Free Type in what youwant to say Save and load yourfavorite phrases Download and use35 Premium SVOXvoices Create custom ringtones and alarms

FreeAAC Free AAC Grid Applicationfor Android devices Uses the Text ToSpeech features ofAndroid devices Comes with avocabulary of about2000 words Can add new wordsusing your ownpictures, or start yourown grid from scratch.

NeoKate/ NeoPaul Free Type and Speak

LingraphicaAphasia Facts Major cause in US is stroke 700,000strokes/year New aphasia cases per year 100,000(ALS 5,000; CP 10,000) Currently 1,000,000 Americans livingwith aphasia Year 2020 prevalence of aphasiaprojected: 2,000,000 Why: aging US population, more strokesurvivors, living longer

SmallTalk Aphasia Free Both female and malevoices provides avocabulary of picturesand videos that talk ina natural human voice mouth-position videosfor practice and selfcuing

Fat Cat Snappy Chat .99 Designed to keepconversation going Real voice to provide 160phrases Geared to casualconversations of kids Quick snappy comebacks Integrates with your email, Twitter, instantmessaging, and texting

Speak it! Copy emails, documents, webpages, PDF files, and more;paste them into Speak it!, andhave the text spoken back toyou. Email text to speech files Make announcements over PAsystem Endless phrases and possibleuses 1.99

All About Me Storybook 2.99 Create your ownstorybook Import pictures Multiple Users Lock Pages Change order ofchapters Great for learningpersonal information

LetsTalk Android 3.99 make the originalicons with amicrophone andcamera functions focused to expressbasic requests 2 Modes– Supportive Mode– Self- Use Mode

WordToob 19.99 Language learningand video modeling Customizing the appwith personalizedvideos Pre-stored board withthe 25 words most 2year-olds know Pre-stored board withcommon emotions

Scene and Heard Interactive context basedcommunication aid andlearning tool Build own scene andimport or take pictures Record your own voice Designed to cater to arange of needs Has some built in scenesto try 49.99

Tobii SonoFlex Available for the iPhone,iPad, Android, Kindle Fire,PCs and SGDs Combines core, quick- hits& situational vocab. 50 pre-made contextpackages Intuitive programming Structure w/ flexibility Full App: 99.99 Lite vers.: Free

GoTalk Apps Attainment CompanyGoTalk Now- FreeGoTalk Start- 19.99GoTalk Now- 79.99GoTalk Now Plus 149.00 Adjustable pagelayouts Recorded and text-tospeech capabilities Plus uses bothSymbolStix and TheGoTalk Image Library Import pictures

AutisMate AutisMate Lite- Free AutisMate- 149.99 Visual Supports Create ContextualEnvironment Visual Scene Displays(VSDs) Full Sentence Builder Video Modeling Visual Schedules Visual Stories Content Library GPS Enabled

TouchChat Designed for individuals withAutism, Down Syndrome, ALS,apraxia, stroke, or otherconditions that affect aperson's ability to use naturalspeech Able to import your ownpictures or take pictures Works on Apple and Androidsystems Over 10,000 symbols included Create videos 149

RocketKeys Use special settings forunusual hand positions Hear comprehensive auditoryprompts for blind users 159.99 Customizable talking keyboard Build own keyboard bychoosing the exact keys, size,layout, colors, prediction, andvoices Accessibility for users withcomplex needs Optional stabilizationsmoothes the shakiest input Optionally select keys byhovering instead of tapping Select keys with one finger,many fingers, a whole hand, orfist

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Proloquo2go60 Minutes TV Show, Oct.23, 2011 http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id 7385686n Or google: ”60 Minutes AutismAugmentative Communication”

ProxTalker- Professional Lite Version 199.99 create low-tech, highlycustomized visualcommunication boards print communication boardsonto adhesive labels and stickthe images onto ProxTalkerSoundTags to give them voice Print or email boards Includes SymbolStix andWidgit libraries (over 27,000symbols)

LAMP Words for Life 299.99 combines the PRC Unitylanguage system withLanguage Acquisitionthrough Motor Planning(LAMP) designed to meet thecommunication needs ofchildren with autism provides a consistentmotor pattern for wordsand a systematic way Collaborate withothers iSharePRC

Resources

TFL AppFinderSearch by: App Name cationEnvironmental AdaptationsHearingCognition, Learning,DevelopmentalNavigationPersonal Care and SafetyProductivityCommunicationTherapeutic AidsVision

AAC Comparison Chart:South Carolina AT Programhttp://www.sc.edu/scatp/apps.html

AppsForAAChttp://appsforaac.net/applist

AppsForAAC: oid-0

PrAACtical lite-versions-of-aac-apps/#

Rubric for Evaluating the LanguageAspects of the AAC App(Parker & Zangari , 2012 )(Parker & Zangari , 2012)

Our Question to You:What have You Learned today?

ContactCarolyn PhillipsDirector of Tools for LifeCarolyn.Phillips@gatfl.gatech.eduLiz PersaudTraining, Outreach & Development CoordinatorLiz.Persaud@gatfl.gatech.eduMartha RustAT is presentation is produced by Tools forLife which is a result of the AssistiveTechnology Act of 1998, as amended in2004. It is a program of the GeorgiaInstitute of Technology, College ofArchitecture [COA], AMAC and is funded bygrant #H224C030009 of the RehabilitationServices Administration (RSA), Departmentof Education. The contents of thispresentation were developed under a grantfrom the Department of Education.However, those contents do not necessarilyrepresent the policy of the Department ofEducation, Georgia Tech, COA or AMACand you should not assume endorsementby the Federal government.

More than 11,000 mobile tablets available on the market –Androids . Comparing Tablets Property Android iOS MS Windows Amazon Kindle Barnes and Noble Nook Number and variety of Tablets Over 11,000 iPad and iPad mini Several Kindle Fire and Fire . AAC Evaluation Genie informal diagnostic tool that is intended to assist speech .