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Episode 86 | iPrompts Visual Communication App For The iPhone/iPod Touch

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I talk with Dan Tedesco of HandHold Adaptive about iPrompts, their new iPod Touch/iPhone application for people with special needs.  In their own words "iPrompts: [is] the portable, customizable, visual prompting tool for those with special needs."

Basically the app lets me put together a visual schedule (think Teacch )for my son on my iPod Touch.  I can import pictures and customize it as needed.  Great product.  We also discuss HandHold Adaptive’s other  products they have in the pipeline.

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Episode 81 | iPhone App ProLoQuo2Go

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Shannon (FoggyRock.com ) and I talk with Samuel Sennott about his iPhone App, ProLoQuo2Go .   It is an AWESOME application for those looking for an AAC device.  If you know PECS , you may find this app is for you. (Our PECS interview can be found here .)

Here is some more information from their website:

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.
 

Episode 78 | iConverse an iPhone/iPod Touch Application

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Shannon Johnson of FoggyRock.com and I talk with the co-creators of iConverse an iPhone/iPod touch application that functions much like a picture exchange communication system (PECS ).

While the application is new and currently contains only six icons, the potential for this efficient, useful, and  compact assistive communication device is strong.  The creators talk of users being able to generate their own icons at some point in the future as the software matures.