Now Terri Mauro has an article and picture of the Proloquo2Go Augmentative Communication App for iPhones and the iPod Touch
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Augmentative communication devices can open up the world for kids who have trouble speaking, but they can empty out the pocketbooks of parents who try to pay for them, or the patience of those who try to get school districts to foot the bill. Even when the devices can be obtained, there's no assurance that kids won't be embarrassed to be seen as different for talking through a big box, or tire of toting the thing around.

Pam W
SE of Seattle

Originally Posted By: SNC_Editor_Pam
Do you have ideas that would translate well to 'apps' for iPhones or the iPod Touch for families of children with communication challenges?
Two of the top selling books are iPhone Application Development For Dummies(scowl), by Neal Goldstein and iPhone: The Missing Manual: Covers the iPhone 3G, by David Pogue (browse at your local bookstore, public library or online retailer for more info).

Terri Mauro reports that the parents of a child with autism have developed an iPhone application for scheduling called iPrompts:
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I saw an app this week that seems to have really terrific possibilities for families of children with special needs. If you have your child on a picture schedule, and have previously had to tote around notebooks or Velcro-coated scraps of paper to make it work, check this out: iPrompts, an app designed by the family of a child with autism, puts those schedules on your iPhone or iPod Touch, along with a visual countdown timer, choice prompts, and a library of images to use.
You can buy it from the iTunes store for $74.99.
On the HandHeld Adaptive site, you can view an video tutorial of how iPrompts works. (Terri provides links in her article).
If you've tried it, report back in the comments. And if you haven't, dream with me about what wild new tools we'd really like to see. Maybe the iPrompts folks can work on that Social Speech Translator next.




Pamela Wilson - Children with Special Needs Editor
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