If working with PRIVATE PRACTICE speech therapists... I continue to
recommend that clienrts LISTEN... I currently have a WAITING LIST... as I
simply cannot...
This issue was a familiar theme for us, too. Every time we got some goals on the IEP towards using AAC or at least more AT, the team members would change for...
Hi - Josh uses a Vantage Plus with Word Power 84. He is beginning to expand on describing his emotions as he is feeling them. He is an intense young man with...
Pam, Is he using the dectalk voices, or the new real voices? With dectalk, you can break the words up into phonemes, and hold each one however long you want,...
Hi, Pam! I would have a male voice make it a digitized message. My kids FAR prefer those in situations like that... Valerie On Apr 2, 2007, at 1:10 PM,...
Hi Robin - Thanks for the ideas. We will be inserting the volume up tool between words. That's a great way to add the emphasis he is looking for. Josh uses...
Pam, I found it. All you need is to use [:nh] which would be used to get the message spoken in huge harry's voice, or use [:nr] for rita. You type the...
Pam, If you were using dectalk voices, you would simply type this [:nh] to change to harry or [:nr] to change to rita. (that's "n" for name and then the first...
Thanks, Tom. I must be doing something wrong because that's what we tried first. It reads aloud as: N H I AM FURIOUS! I know this is got to be an easy...
I don't think it will work if you are using realspeak for your voice, instead of dectalk. There are some things about realspeak that are different than...
Here are some options that I can think of: Set up a page in another User Area with all of the expressions that you want to use and make a link to it in that...
It's not a bad idea to contact Dynavox and ask if a rep can come to train you in the basics of the device. Then you can invite the SLP (gentle nudge, tee hee)...
That's a great idea! Mary W _____ From: PACT@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PACT@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Kimberly Hurley Sent: Tuesday, April 03, 2007 1:28 PM ...
Hi Christine, First of all, don't be discouraged (or at least try not to be) by the deafening silence. It's notoriously hard to get surveys filled out and...
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Go to www.breaking-the-barriers.org and read personal stories. Learn from and listen to the people who use AAC first and often. ... From: PACT@yahoogroups.com...
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Pets As Partners For Improving Communication Just wondering if anyone has developed a data collection sheet to be used when trialing a new device. I have the...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group. My son Jake is 6.5 yo and has autism (as well as cystic fibrosis). We recently did a Dynavox MT4 trial through his aug comm...
Lauren, If you don't mind me asking, why is the consultant steering you toward an MT4 instead of a V? The V does everything the MT4 does and a lot more. -- ...
I would buy the software and install it on your home computer. The cost is more effective because it will be something that isn't wasted once you get the...
Lauren, I know how hard that is to get the switched flipped (language wise) with a device and then have to wait for yours to come in the mail! My son also has...
Sue, You might want to check out the automated data collection and analysis software at the AAC Institute. www.aacinstitute.org The 2 things that might help...
this is my first podcast I want everybody to to listen and tell me what they think. http://www.2summit.com/index.php/2007/04/03/watson-come-here-please/ Jon...
Robin writes: <<We know of at least one state that is asking for a language sample before approving funding, so this is probably coming for everyone...
Lauren: I agree with Bob. Go with the V; it will allow for communication growth in ways you cannot even imagine. (My son received his yesterday. While it ...
