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••An Overview of Speech
Generating Devices –
From Light Tech to High
Tech!
October 2010
Jane FarrallSpeech Language Therapist
AAC Support Services Manager
Augmentative and Alternative
Communication (AAC)• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC): An area of
specialised clinical and educational practice that provides
communication options and interventions for people with complex
communication needs. The term augmentative in this context means
supplemental or additional to speech. Augmentative techniques (e.g.
gestures, and facial expressions) are commonly used when
communicating and interacting with others.
• The use of the term alternative acknowledges that there are some
individuals whose speech is sufficiently impaired that they must rely
completely on standard and special augmentative techniques, which
do not augment speech but are alternatives to speech
(Vanderheiden & Yoder, 1996).
(Speech Pathology Australia AAC Position Paper 2004)
AAC System
• AAC system: An integrated group of
components, including the symbols, aids,
strategies and techniques used by individuals to
enhance communication. The system serves to
supplement any gestural, spoken, and/or written
communication abilities
(American Speech and Hearing Association,
1991).
Unaided and Aided AAC
• Unaided AAC: All techniques that do not require any
physical aids (e.g. gesture, sign, facial expression).
• Aided AAC: Techniques where some type of physical
object or device is used (e.g. object symbols,
communication boards, books, wallets). Aided AAC is
often divided into high technology or low/light technology
systems.
(Speech Pathology Australia AAC Position Paper 2004)
Aided
• Low/Light/Easy Technology System: Low technology
communication systems include communication boards, books and
objects boards. These systems include devices accessed through
the use of switches (Sigafoos & Iacono, 1993), for example the
BIGmack, single message devices. They are commonly referred to
as "low tech" systems.
• High Technology System: High technology communication
systems utilise computers and specialised software. They may have
the capacity to provide printed output as well as voice output
(Sigafoos & Iacono, 1993). They are commonly referred to as "high
tech" systems.
(Speech Pathology Australia AAC Position Paper 2004)
Low/Light Technology
Symbols…..
• Boardmaker
• SymbolMate
• Picture This…. Pro
• Pics for PECS
• Softpics
Boardmaker and Boardmaker Plus
Version 6• New Zealand Versions available
Boardmaker for Win from $520
Boardmaker Plus Win from $650
Boardmaker for Mac from $520
Boardmaker Plus Mac from $650
Boardmaker Studio
Boardmaker Studio $650
Let’s have a look…..
PCS Animations
PCS Animations Vol 1 & 2 $260
Add-Ons for Boardmaker and
Boardmaker Plus
• Schedule It! Sequence It!
• Writing Activities
• Beyond Boardmaker
• Beyond Boardmaker II
• Learning my ABC’s
• Cooking Up Fun
• Mainstreet Community Science
PODD
PODD Direct Access Templates
$330
Picture This…Pro Series Photo
Libraries• Picture This…Pro
• Picture This…Functional Living Skills and
Behavioural Rules Edition
• Picture This…School Routines and Rules
Picture This Pro $170
Picture This Photos in
Boardmaker $190
Other symbols
• SoftPICS
• Pics for PECS
Softpics with Fantastic Pics $250
Pics for PECS 2010 $80
Widgit Symbols
•Widgit Symbols Metafile Collection 2010
•Widgit Symbols Addendum for Boardmaker
•Widgit Symbols for Clicker and Cloze Pro
•Widgit Visual Impairment Symbols for Communicate
series
SymbolMate with SymbolStix
Tobii SymbolMate $520
Making up your books and
boards• http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/catalogue/light-tech-
aac-and-visual-support-items
FAB (Frenchay Alphabet
Board)
FAB from $170
Reference Books
• We also have a few books – mostly
practical application books in getting AAC
happening.
• Check out our website….
BIGmack, LITTLEmack,
Big Step-by-Step, Little Step-by-
Step - Enhanced
BIGmack $230
LITTLEmack $230
Step-by-Steps $310
Talking Brix
Talking Brix 3 pack $260
Big-Point
Big-Point 30 pack $610
Big-Point 5 pack $130
Big-Point $50
Talking Button
Talking Button 30 pack $350
Big-Point 5 pack $90
Big-Point $40
Clip Talker, One by Four Talker,
Key Chain Talker
Clip Talker $40
One by Four Talker $130
Key Chain Talker $40
GoTalk Button, GoTalk Card,
GoTalk One
GoTalk Button/One $40
Six pack $120
Go Talk Card $40
Six pack $80
Personal Talker and Express
ONE
Personal Talker $40
Six pack $120
Express ONE $90
Six pack $350
TimeCue and VoiceCue
TimeCue $50
VoiceCue $90
StepPAD
StepPAD $50
Talking Symbols Notepad
Talking Symbols Notepad (3pack) $60
Partner/Plus and Partner/Plus
Stepper
Partner/Plus $180
Partner/Plus
Stepper $320
VoicePod
VoicePod $120
EchoVoice EV4
EchoVoice EV4 $620
iTalk2 Communicator - Enhanced
iTalk2 Communicator $280
ITalk2 with levels $380
Partner/Plus Four
Partner/Plus Four $470
Partner/Plus Four vibration $540
GoTalk POCKET
GoTalk Pocket $320
Lingo
Lingo from $380
GoTalk 4+, 9+ and 20+
Go Talk 4+ $260 Go Talk 9+ $300 Go Talk 20+ $320
GoTalk Express 32
GoTalk Express 32 $930
SuperTalker Progressive
Communicator
SuperTalker $650
Tech/Series Communication
Devices
Tech/Talk 8 cell from $820
Tech/Speak 32 cell from $910
Tech/Scan 8 Plus from $2600
Tech/Scan 32 Plus from $2990
Smart/Series Version 2
Smart/Talk 8 cell $1650
Smart/Speak 32 cell $1820
Smart/128 $2200
Smart/Scan 8 Pro $2950
Smart/Scan 32 Pro $3310
Fl4sh Scanning
Communicator
Fl4sh Scanning Communicator from $1550
QuickTalker Communication
Device Series
QuickTalker7 $310
QuickTalker12 $340
QuickTalker23 $380
Tobii S32
Tobii S32 Touch $2800
Tobii S32 Scan $2150
M3 and M3Max
M3 $8120
M3Max $11050
Proloquo2Go
Proloquo2Go $380
Annual Support Package
$390
Tellus Smart II
Tellus Smart II $7220
DynaVox Xpress
Xpress $14950
Dynavox V+ and Vmax+
V $16900
Vmax $18520
DynaVox Maestro
Maestro $16900
DynaVox Vmax+ with EyeMax
EyeMax $ 15270
Vmax $ 18520
Tobii C8 and C12
Tobii C8 $15960
Tobii C12 $17450
Tobii C12 with CEye
Tobii Ceye $13420
C12 $17450
My Tobii P10
MyTobii P10 from $30630
MegaBee
MegaBee $1680
tango!
tango! $13320
Boardmaker with Speaking
Dynamically Pro
BM with Speaking Dynamically Pro from
$1170
Windows and Macintosh
Tobii (VS) Communicator 4
Tobii (VS) Communicator
from $1240
Proloquo 2
Proloquo 2 $560 Macintosh only
LightWRITER SL40 Standard
LightWRITER SL40 from $9430
Allora
Allora from $6830
Dynawrite
Dynawrite $9100
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