October 2019 Connect Special

October ,2019
Edition 43
Editor 's Desk
Dear fr ien ds,

"N ot being able to speak is not the sam e
as not having anything to say".
Being able to say whatever you want,
whenever you want and wher ever you want is
com m unication autonom y .
This is a hum an r ight and is sam e for all.
H appy Readin g!!

Regar ds,
Bh avn a Botta
con n ectspecial .in
Fr om Th e H ear t
Au gm en tative an d Al ter n ative com m u n ication (AAC),

is a ter m th at's u sed to descr ibe var iou s m eth ods of
com m u n ication th at can h el p peopl e wh o ar e u n abl e to u se
ver bal speech to com m u n icate. Th ey cou l d u se sou n ds, sign s,
gestu r es, objects, pictu r es, wor ds ,speech gen er atin g devices.
Th e In ter n ation al Society for Au gm en tative an d
Al ter n ative Com m u n ication (ISAAC) wor k s to im pr ove th e
l ives of ch il dr en an d adu l ts wh o u se AAC. Each October is
In ter n ation al AAC Aw ar en ess M on t h . Th e goal is to r aise
awar en ess of au gm en tative an d al ter n ative com m u n ication
(AAC) .
Th er e ar e m an y com m u n ication softwar e's an d apps.
Bel ow ar e l isted fr ee apps wh ich cou l d be down l oaded an d
u sed by par en ts, teach er s, AAC u ser s.
K av i -PTS
By En abil ity Fou n dation for Reh abil itation

h ttps:/ / www.apk m on k .com / app/ com .en abil ity.k avipts/
KAVI-PTS is an au gm en tative al ter n ative com m u n ication
(AAC) device u sefu l to en r ich th e l ife of differ en tl y-en abl ed
peopl e by pr ovidin g a m ean s to com m u n icate with exter n al
wor l d.
KAVI wil l h el p ch il dr en with sever e speech im pair m en t to
in ter act with th eir peer s.
October ,2019
Fr ee Sp eech
h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .bl ogspot.
ton yatk in s.fr eespeech &h l =en _IN
Fr ee Speech is a sou n d boar d (AAC pr ogr am ) for peopl e wh o
n eed h el p speak in g. W h en you pr ess a bu tton , a sou n d is
pl ayed.Fr ee Speech is r eady to be per son al ized for you r
n eeds.
Tal k Assi st - Tex t t o sp eech

In tu itive text to speech app wh ich is fr ee to down l oad..
h ttps:/ / apps.appl e.com / u s/ app/ tal k
-assist-text-to-speech / id329338159
Voi ceSy m bol AAC

h ttps:/ / apps.appl e.com / u s/ app/ voicesym bol -aac/ id456177563
VoiceSym bol AAC is in tel l igen t au gm en tative com m u n ication
pr ogr am s.
Th e VSA softwar e is a com m u n ication system for u se on th e
iPad. VSA per m its th e cr eation of in tel l igen tl y l in k ed pages
su ch th at com m u n ication pr ogr am s can be con str u cted th at
per m it r apid access to l an gu age.
L et M eTal k
h ttps:/ / www.l etm etal k .in fo/
Th e LetM eTal k app can tu r n on e?s An dr oid ph on e or tabl et
in to an AAC device. ?LetM eTal k is a fr ee AAC tal k er app
for An dr oid wh ich su ppor ts com m u n ication in al l ar eas of
l ife an d th er efor e pr ovidin g a voice to ever yon e.? Th e
LetM eTal k im age database con tain s m or e th an 9,000
sim pl e im ages
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JABt al k
h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .jabston e
.jabtal k .basic&h l =en _IN
JABtal k is an oth er exam pl e of a fr ee speech com m u n ication
app u sed by str ok e patien ts, toddl er s, speech -l an gu age
path ol ogists as it com bin es per son al ized voice an d im ages
with an extr em el y sim pl e in ter face.
I Can Com m u n i cat e! AAC
h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .

ican com m u n icateapp.icc.fr &h l =en _IN
I Can Com m u n icate! is a FREE app for in dividu al s wh o h ave

au gm en tative an d al ter n ative com m u n ication n eeds. User s
h ave th e option of typin g ou r th eir m essages as wel l as u til ize
bu tton s for pr e-pr ogr am m ed m essages.
I Can Com m u n icate! in cl u des a sear ch abl e database of over
13,000 h igh qu al ity pictogr am s, an d th e abil ity to im por t an d
expor t u ser fil es.
Com m Boar d s L i t e - AAC Sp eech Assi st an t
h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com
.sh m oon tz.com m boar ds.l ite&h l =en _IN
Com m boar ds is an AAC Speech Assistan ce app th at

en abl es ch il dr en an d peopl e of al l ages with l im ited ver bal
abil ities to expr ess th em sel ves an d m or e easil y com m u n icate
with th e wor l d ar ou n d th em , by u til izin g a pr oved system of
com m u n ication boar ds.
Jel l ow AAC Com m u n i cat or - Gi v i n g A Voi ce To Sp eak

h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .dsou r ce.
idc.jel l owin tl &h l =en _IN
Jel l ow Com m u n icator is a fr ien dl y Au gm en tative an d
Al ter n ative Com m u n ication (AAC) system th at u ses
icon s/ im ages to en abl e speech . Th is fr eel y down l oadabl e
An dr oid app can be u sed for com m u n ication by th ose
l ear n in g to speak or th ose h avin g difficu l ty with speech .
Ph ot oVOCA
h ttps:/ / ph otovoca.com /
Ph otoVOCA is a fr ee switch accessibl e
com m u n ication boar d m ak er for An dr oid tabl ets an d ph on es.
It su ppor ts both text-to-speech an d digital voice r ecor din
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Par t i ci p at e i n a Su r v ey abou t Au gm en t at i v e an d
Al t er n at i v e Com m u n i cat i on (AAC)
Or igin al l y featu r ed at Access an d In cl u sion News-
h ttps:/ / paper.l i/ e-1452749534# /
W e ar e l ook in g to br oaden th e scope of th e

or igin al su r vey an d in vite a wider gr ou p to sh ar e th eir
exper ien ces with AAC. You ar e in vited to par ticipate in a
Su r vey of Au gm en tative an d Al ter n ative Com m u n ication
(AAC) .
h ttps:/ / m yem ail .con stan tcon tact.com / Par ticipate-in -a-
Su r vey-abou t-Au gm en tative-an d-Al ter n ative-
Com m u n ication --AAC-.h tm l ?soid=1101838000635&aid
=IikgbNsPgfc
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October ,2019

Editor 's Desk

Dear fr ien ds,

H appy Readin g!!

Au gm en tative an d Al ter n ative com m u n ication (AAC),

By En abil ity Fou n dation for Reh abil itation

Tal k Assi st - Tex t t o sp eech

Voi ceSy m bol AAC

I Can Com m u n i cat e! AAC

h ttps:/ / pl ay.googl e.com / stor e/ apps/ detail s?id=com .

I Can Com m u n icate! is a FREE app for in dividu al s wh o h ave

Com m boar ds is an AAC Speech Assistan ce app th at

Jel l ow AAC Com m u n i cat or - Gi v i n g A Voi ce To Sp eak

W e ar e l ook in g to br oaden th e scope of th e

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