High Tech Communication Tools
The following are high tech communication tools that will help more students that have more difficulty communicating with others. These tools might cost more money, but they will allow the students to fully communicate with everyone around them.
Proloquo2Go
Proloquo2Go is an award-winning Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) application for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch devices that provides a "voice" for people who have difficulty speaking or cannot speak at all. Proloquo2Go is a complete communication solution providing many natural sounding text-to-speech voices, two complete research-based vocabularies, close to 14,000 up-to-date symbols, powerful automatic conjugations, advanced word prediction, multi-user support, ease of use and the ability to fully customize vocabularies to meet the needs of individual users from beginning symbolic communication to full literacy.
EyeGaze Edge
The Eyegaze Edge eye tracking technology creates a lifeline for adults and children who are unable to control their body movement or speak. Through this assistive technology, people with disabilities such as ALS, Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Multiple Sclerosis, spinal cord injury, stroke (Locked-in Syndrome) and traumatic brain injury are able to use their eyes to stay connected to the world. The Eyegaze Edge enables these people to speak, write, operate a computer, control appliances and more.
This video shows how the program EyeGaze Works. This is an incredible device that allows people who are physical disabled and verbally disabled the ability to communicate with others just using the movement in their own eyes.
Go Talk 20+
a lightweight and portable communication tool, features 100-message capacity. It includes all of the simple GoTalk features, with five recording levels, twenty 1" square keys and 15 minutes of recording time. Use
five core message keys that stay the same on each level to avoid needing to re-record essential messages. Cost $216.99
five core message keys that stay the same on each level to avoid needing to re-record essential messages. Cost $216.99
Resources
Dell, Amy G. Deborah A. Newton & Jerry G. Petroff. (2012). Assistive Technology in the Classroom, 2nd Ed. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson.
http://www.orin.com/access/Proloquo2Go/ Retrieved on April 23, 2013
Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZVV4Ciccg Retrieved on April 23, 2013
EyeGaze Edge - http://www.eyegaze.com/assistive-technology-device/ Retrieved on April 23, 2013
Go Talk20+ http://www.mayer-johnson.com/gotalk-20 Retrieved April 23, 2013
Dell, Amy G. Deborah A. Newton & Jerry G. Petroff. (2012). Assistive Technology in the Classroom, 2nd Ed. Upper
Saddle River: Pearson.
http://www.orin.com/access/Proloquo2Go/ Retrieved on April 23, 2013
Video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNZVV4Ciccg Retrieved on April 23, 2013
EyeGaze Edge - http://www.eyegaze.com/assistive-technology-device/ Retrieved on April 23, 2013
Go Talk20+ http://www.mayer-johnson.com/gotalk-20 Retrieved April 23, 2013