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[Jane] So a potential solution that is not free is ProLoQuo2go.

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ProLoQuo2go was the first augmentative communication program out of the bar.

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It's extremely configurable. It provides multiple communication categories.

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It has modes for either selecting pictures and uses the Boardmaker pictures so that you've got

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in most cases a relatively realistic picture of something

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but you can also add other images. You could add a picture of a grandchild.

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Or a picture of that grandchild with their name underneath. So that would be good if Cheryl is forgetting

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who her family members are, she could use ProLoQuo2go to call them up and associate a name with a face.

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Press on the persons picture and have that name spoken. She could also

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there is also a typing capability in ProLoQuo2go so she could type it out if she wished.

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If you are using it on the iPhone, you can use it make phone calls.

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It is about $190 so it is not free but for what it does it's very powerful. It's going to be overkill for some people.

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If you need something with pictures and with sophisticated levels of communication and with a typing option, it's good.

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It's a good program.

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Final scenario is Jonah. He's 25 and in addition to being autistic, he has very low vision.

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His goal is to communicate simple needs, food preferences, etc.

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So what he needs to communicate is not very complex but he does need an accessible way to communicate.

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So in his case, we're going to need something more than just the basic iPad.

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One option for Jonah is Alexicom AAC.

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It uses auditory scanning. He uses a pair of switches to be able to scan through the various options

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and then select (hear) the options and select the one he wants, so for example

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in the screen shown, he would press switch one once. It would indicate

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the speak row. He would press again to go to the next row.

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Unfortuneatly at the moment Alexicom is just saying "Row One, Row Two, Row Three".

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I've talked to them about this and they are going to try and put more information so that the user knows

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what row they are on, in their next release which hopefully is coming up soon.

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When the person selects the row using switch one, the scanning then goes through the row to speak each option.

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You use another switch to activate the option that they want. Then that option would be spoken and put

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into the text area so that they could combine multiple things and have an entire sentence spoken out.

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The sentence that was typed out from the icons was "I'm hungry. I would like fruit salad."

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That's not something that is available as a sentence in and of itself but by combining multiple options you can

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spell out an entire sentence that way.

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So you can use any switch or pair of switches that you like with the Alexicom.

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You do need a switch interface. At the moment there is only one option - $99 from RJ Cooper.

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That uses a Bluetooth interface to wirelessly interact with the iPad.

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I did try using it with an iPod Touch and it did not work.

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It does work well with the iPad. The iPad does not need to be in the same location as the switches.

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You can mount it somewhere else, say at one location on the wheelchair and then have the switch interface

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communicating wirelessly with the iPad and set up the switches so they are very easy for the person to activate.

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Alexicom comes with 4 free boards & they have a unique sales model.

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You can purchase a subscription for $40 per month that allows boards to be created.

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If you sign up for an annual subscription, it's $34 per month.

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You do need the subscription to create individual boards which you can download and use as much as you want.

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You could purchase a one month subscription, create all the boards that you are going to need and

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then cancel the subscription and be able to use the boards indefinitely.

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It's an interesting model.

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I did mention that there are list two lists of AAC software for devices such as the iPad, iPod Touch, and iPhone.

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There's a matrix: Appsfor AAC. I prefer the Spectronic matrix as it sorts apps that are graphics only or

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apps that are text only or apps that have a combination.

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That's a very easy way to find apps sorted in that very useful way.

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As people have pointed out, many apps have how-to videos available on YouTube.

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There's a tremendous amount of information out there about how to use these.

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People are picking up on YouTube as a way to provide documentation and tutorials.

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It's just tremendously powerful. It's exciting in term of what is possible for easy to use communication.

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In summary... [reads slide].

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We have upcoming webinars on AAC. The turnout for this has been fabulous.

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We'd love to encourage you to watch the ATC website.

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[Karen} The next webinar is in July.

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[Jane] I know Karen will have some closing remarks but before we get into that, does anybody have any questions?

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"Is there a way we can get the Powerpoint?" " Is Small talk being used in hospitals?" We are trying to get it used there.

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"Would the free Dragon work for Spanish?" I don't believe so and I have to say I've not been particularly impressed with it to date.

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Down the road if the demand is there... I don't know if they have a Spanish version of Dragon Dictate for the Mac

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but they do have a Spanish version for Windows.

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I don't know if that's coming. "Touch Chat" I'm not familiar with that one myself.

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"Do many of the apps allow saving and using the information with other applications?" Not that I've found so far.

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That would certainly be a good thing for people to create.

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At this point it's mostly for direct communication.

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[Karen] Jane, who is it that wrote the question... that I can unmute them? I've unmuted you if want to clarify.

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Would you repeat the question again, Jane?

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[Jane] "Will you cover TouchChat? I find it much better for my DCD/ASD students." She just wrote....

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"TouchChat is the basic software used for years, very good at different colors per square, check silver type."

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Thank you. That's a good lead and I will check it out.

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I know we are getting close to the end of the time. Karen, do you want to look at the final slides.

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[Karen] Sure, just a reminder that these webinars are brought to you by the AT Coalition

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and we encourage you to check on the website. We offer a database of articles, the latest news in the AT world,

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an opportunity to ask question if you can't find an answer you can ask our expert.

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Jane, I'm going to send you a couple more questions and while you are getting those, I will put up contact info.

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[Jane] "I liked the scenario part of the presentation. Can you have a webinar going though this section?"

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Not sure what you mean, can you clarify?

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And someone with more information about TouchChat- it offers vocabulary sets on the scintilla devices Chat PC products , fantastic.

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I'm definitely going to have to check this out.

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[Karen] Were you thinking we'd put up a whole variety of scenarios? Yes, she says yes, It's a nice idea.

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It is a nice idea.

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[Jane] and probably what we'd do there is, I'd bring in my colleague Jennifer McDonald-Peltier.

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We both work with all ages but she tends to work more with K-12 and I tend to work more with college age & above.

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So, yeah, I think that would be a great idea for both of us to do something along those lines.

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[Karen] We could set it up so that when people register for the webinar they could put in their own scenarios.