AAC Speech Buddy is an app that features photos and images to select. The app will speak the choices out loud, and the user's own photos can be added. AAC Speech Buddy also assists educators and parents by allowing them to create personalized sets of photos that can be shared online for consistency at school and at home.
Who May Benefit From This Assistive Technology? : Ideal for students with Autism, Down Syndrome, aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, or other speech/language disorders who may have difficulty verbalizing what they want to say correctly or finding the right words. Requires the use of fine motor finger movement to select icons or to type into app, as well as cognitive abilities to use/understand meaning of icons to convey a message.
Occupations and Skills Benefited By This AT: communication
Demo Video Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxWq7Hi6410
Developer: AAC Speech Buddy
Platform: Android
Who May Benefit From This Assistive Technology? : Ideal for students with Autism, Down Syndrome, aphasia, Traumatic Brain Injury, or other speech/language disorders who may have difficulty verbalizing what they want to say correctly or finding the right words. Requires the use of fine motor finger movement to select icons or to type into app, as well as cognitive abilities to use/understand meaning of icons to convey a message.
Occupations and Skills Benefited By This AT: communication
Demo Video Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxWq7Hi6410
Developer: AAC Speech Buddy
Platform: Android