AutoVerbal Talking Soundboard app for iPad, iPhone & iPod touch
Posted: May 14th, 2011 | Author: admin | Filed under: Everyday Apps | Tags: AutoVerbal, ipad, iphone, ipod, Soundboard, Talking, touch | 4 Comments »
AutoVerbal breaks down barriers to communication, for kids with Autism and other Non-Verbal users. Users can speak in three different ways. First, a user can use the elegant scrolling interface to select from hundreds of buttons that speak hundreds of words and phrases. Second, a user or caregiver can program the top row of buttons to speak custom phrases such as a person’s name, address or allergies. Finally, for those who can type, any message can be spoken using text to speech. Auto Verbal also breaks down barriers by being so affordable. Instead of worrying about Medicare coverage or rationing specialized devices, everyone can afford to run AutoVerbal on an iPod touch, iPhone, or iPad. Finally, Auto Verbal breaks down barriers by not isolating users. There is no stigma to using an iPhone app. Kids feel at home and even cool that they have their own app, complete with customizations such as their name and other favorite phrases. Visit www.AutoVerbal.com and watch for updates including more voices and phrases.
@paulie227 Thanks! Ring now, iOS is the most promising platform for us and our users, but we are also considering Android.
Great app…it has many applications: people with cognitive disabilities, vocal cord problems, degenerative muscle disorders that prevent people from speaking, deaf persons with unintelligible speech, autistic persons, people who are hospitalized and on breathing apparatus. Is this app available for adroids, blackberrys, and other smart-phones? I already know of at least one person…well really two, one deaf and one with a muscle disorder that prevents ability to speak who could use this.
@JesterJimMaurer
Fair question. The buttons turn black when pressed, providing visual feedback. Also, if you’re holding an iPhone or iPad, you can feel the vibrations created by the speaker. It’s pretty noticeable.
In an update, we’ll add a ‘ticker tape’ that shows what text has been spoken, as well!
how do deaf people using it know its working?